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Robert W. Jeffery

Researcher at University of Minnesota

Publications -  374
Citations -  41790

Robert W. Jeffery is an academic researcher from University of Minnesota. The author has contributed to research in topics: Weight loss & Population. The author has an hindex of 106, co-authored 372 publications receiving 39565 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert W. Jeffery include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Allina Health.

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Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: An intensive lifestyle intervention focusing on weight loss did not reduce the rate of cardiovascular events in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Environmental Influences on Eating and Physical Activity

TL;DR: Current trends in food supply, eating out, physical activity, and inactivity are reviewed, as are the effects of advertising, promotion, and pricing on eating and physical activity.
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Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: One-Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

TL;DR: At 1 year, ILI resulted in clinically significant weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes and was associated with improved diabetes control and CVD risk factors and reduced medicine use in ILI versus DSE.
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Long-term maintenance of weight loss: current status.

TL;DR: Suggested research priorities are patient retention, natural history, assessment of intake and expenditure, obesity phenotypes, adolescence at a critical period, behavioral preference-reinforcement value, physical activity and social support, better linkage of new conceptual models to behavioral treatments, and the interface between pharmacological and behavioral methods.
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Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trial.

TL;DR: Intensive lifestyle intervention can produce sustained weight loss and improvements in fitness, glycemic control, and CVD risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes.