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| Weight maintainers () | Weight regainers () | |
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| Healthy dietary habits | 44% | 10% | <0.001 |
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| Meal pattern behaviors | | | |
| Breakfast consumption | 23 (80%) | 4 (19%) | 0.001 |
| Having three structured meals daily (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) | 23 (80%) | 5 (24%) | <0.001 |
| Consuming more than five meals daily, including snacks | 14 (48%) | 0 | <0.001 |
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| Daily consumption of foods and food groups | | | |
| Carbohydrates (1–5 Ex.) | 18 (62%) | 8 (38%) | 0.094 |
| Fat (3–5 Ex.) | 17 (59%) | 4 (19%) | 0.005 |
| Vegetables (3–5 Ex.) | 18 (62%) | 3 (14%) | 0.001 |
| Fruits (3–5 Ex.) | 17 (59%) | 1 (0.5%) | <0.001 |
| Water (6–11 Cups) | 23 (79%) | 8 (38%) | <0.001 |
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| Weekly consumption of foods and food groups | | | |
| Ready-to-eat foods (0-1 time) | 23 (79%) | 13 (62%) | 0.304 |
| Fast foods (0-1 time) | 24 (83%) | 14 (67%) | 0.189 |
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| Healthy lifestyle practices | 30% | 4% | 0.002 |
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| Grocery shopping behaviors | | | |
| Consideration of healthy foods while shopping | 27 (93%) | 3 (14%) | <0.001 |
| Selection of whole-grain over refined-grain products | 17 (59%) | 6 (29%) | 0.035 |
| Selection of low-fat products over full-fat products | 20 (69%) | 7 (33%) | 0.013 |
| Selection of foods based on nutritional facts | 17 (59%) | 2 (10%) | 0.002 |
| Reading the nutritional label of food products | 22 (76%) | 3 (14%) | <0.001 |
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| Pace of eating | | | |
| Stoppage of eating when feeling full | 25 (86%) | 12 (57%) | 0.021 |
| Taking pauses between bites | 21 (72%) | 5 (24%) | 0.001 |
| Taking >20–30 minutes for a meal | 21 (72%) | 4 (19%) | <0.001 |
| Practicing sufficient chewing while eating | 26 (90%) | 10 (48%) | 0.001 |
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| Self-assessment behaviors | | | |
| Regular body weight measuring | 25 (86%) | 6 (29%) | <0.001 |
| Monitoring the daily consumed and burned calories | 25 (86%) | 4 (19%) | <0.001 |
| Regular nutritional follow-up visits | 15 (52%) | 0 | <0.001 |
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| Negative eating behaviors | | | |
| Emotional binge eating | 7 (24%) | 7 (33%) | 0.475 |
| Distracted eating | 6 (21%) | 11 (52%) | 0.020 |
| Late-night snacking | 5 (17%) | 12 (57%) | 0.003 |
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| Physical activity | | | |
| Physically active | 17 (59%) | 4 (19%) | 0.005 |
| Daily exercise for ≥30 minutes | 9 (31%) | 1 (5%) | 0.022 |
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