Research Article | Open Access
Volume 2025 - 1 | Article ID 278 | http://dx.doi.org/10.51521/JCNRP.2025.11101
Academic Editor: John Bose
Cecilia Martinangeli
*Author for correspondence: Cecilia Martinangeli
Citation: Cecilia
Martinangeli, (2025). Frequency of Nutritional Follow-Up and Its Impact on
Weight Loss in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. J Clin Nutr Res Rep, 1(1);1-5.
Copyright: © 2025, Cecilia
Martinangeli. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits
unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the
original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background: Frequent professional followup is often cited as a
predictor of successful weight loss, yet its specific impact has not been
consistently quantified in real-world settings.
Objective: To evaluate whether followup frequency is associated with
improved clinical outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity.
Methods: This retrospective analysis reviewed 191 anonymized medical
records from patients treated between 2010 and 2023, both in-person (Argentina,
Colombia) and remotely (Spain, United States, Chile). Patients were grouped by
average followup interval (≤15 vs. >15 days). Student’s t-test and linear
regression were used to evaluate weight loss and waist circumference changes.
Results: Those with followups ≤15 days lost significantly more
weight (6.17 ± 4.94 kg vs. 2.10 ± 7.03 kg; p < 0.01) and reduced their waist
circumference more (7.38 ± 5.18 cm vs. 2.43 ± 7.13 cm; p = 0.01). A negative
correlation was found between visit interval and weight loss (r = –0.32; p <
0.01). Regression analysis confirmed an independent association.
Conclusion: Frequent followup is strongly associated with better
weight and waist circumference outcomes, supporting its role as a key factor in
obesity management.
Keywords: Weight Loss; Nutritional followup; Obesity; Treatment adherence; Clinical nutrition; Real-world evidence
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