Psychobehavioural Factors Are More Strongly Associated with Successful Weight Management Than Predetermined Satiety Effect or Other Characteristics of Diet

Table 3

The themes discussed in the group sessions during the weight-loss period.

Group session	Theme
(1) Session	Principles of the very-low-calorie diet (VLCD, 600 kcal); tasting and choice of the most pleasing options of available VLCD products for the weight-loss period
(2) Session (start of VLCD)	Energy requirement and energy consumption, physical exercise, vegetables in the diet; VLCD products delivered to the subjects
(3) Session (1 week at VLCD)	Control of food intake, meal rhythm, snacks, and beverages
(4) Session (3 weeks at VLCD)	Thoughts and attitudes as barriers for weight management
(5) Session (5 weeks at VLCD)	Good and bad dietary fats, package labelling
(6) Session (7 weeks at VLCD; start of transition phase)	Transition phase diet (800 kcal), control of food intake
(7) Session (start of weight-maintenance period)	Principles of the weight-maintenance diet and the use of test foods