Weight Loss Evidence https://weightlossevidence.org Diets, drugs, behaviour and maintenance — ranked by the strength of the evidence behind them. en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which diet is best for weight loss? https://weightlossevidence.org/diets/ https://weightlossevidence.org/diets/ Low-carbohydrate, low-fat, ketogenic and Mediterranean diets compared in meta-analyses of randomised trials. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Why the weight comes back https://weightlossevidence.org/keeping-it-off/ https://weightlossevidence.org/keeping-it-off/ Weight-loss maintenance research: determinants of success, regain after stopping medication, and what the successful minority do. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Ultra-processed food and body weight https://weightlossevidence.org/ultra-processed-food/ https://weightlossevidence.org/ultra-processed-food/ Umbrella reviews of ultra-processed food and health outcomes — what the association shows and where causality remains contested. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer How much protein for weight loss? https://weightlossevidence.org/protein/ https://weightlossevidence.org/protein/ Protein and satiety, lean mass preservation, bone outcomes, and the protein leverage hypothesis. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Do behavioural weight-management programmes work? https://weightlossevidence.org/behaviour-change/ https://weightlossevidence.org/behaviour-change/ Self-monitoring, digital delivery and combined interventions — what the meta-analyses find about behavioural weight management. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Mediterranean pattern: what the evidence shows https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/mediterranean/ https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/mediterranean/ Evidence: established. What the trials support and what they do not. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Low-carbohydrate and ketogenic: what the evidence shows https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/low-carbohydrate/ https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/low-carbohydrate/ Evidence: established. What the trials support and what they do not. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Higher-protein diets: what the evidence shows https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/high-protein/ https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/high-protein/ Evidence: established. What the trials support and what they do not. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Total diet replacement: what the evidence shows https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/meal-replacement/ https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/meal-replacement/ Evidence: established. What the trials support and what they do not. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Intermittent fasting for weight: what the evidence shows https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/intermittent-fasting-weight/ https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/intermittent-fasting-weight/ Evidence: established. What the trials support and what they do not. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Detoxes and cleanses: what the evidence shows https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/detox-and-cleanse/ https://weightlossevidence.org/approach/detox-and-cleanse/ Evidence: popular but weak. What the trials support and what they do not. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer About Weight Loss Evidence https://weightlossevidence.org/about/ https://weightlossevidence.org/about/ Who publishes Weight Loss Evidence, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Editorial policy https://weightlossevidence.org/editorial-policy/ https://weightlossevidence.org/editorial-policy/ How Weight Loss Evidence selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Affiliate and partnership disclosure https://weightlossevidence.org/disclosure/ https://weightlossevidence.org/disclosure/ Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on Weight Loss Evidence. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Privacy https://weightlossevidence.org/privacy/ https://weightlossevidence.org/privacy/ What Weight Loss Evidence collects — which is close to nothing. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 5 October 2026 https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-10-05/ https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-10-05/ 12 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Weight Loss Evidence, from 5 October 2026. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 28 September 2026 https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-28/ https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-28/ 60 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Weight Loss Evidence, from 28 September 2026. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 21 September 2026 https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-21/ https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-21/ 3 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Weight Loss Evidence, from 21 September 2026. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 14 September 2026 https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-14/ https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-14/ 3 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Weight Loss Evidence, from 14 September 2026. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 7 September 2026 https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-07/ https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-09-07/ 21 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Weight Loss Evidence, from 7 September 2026. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 8 August 2026 https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/ https://weightlossevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/ No newly indexed research matched this site's topics in the week of 8 August 2026. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Behavioural: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/behavioural/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/behavioural/ 18 publications on behavioural — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Sleep weight: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/sleep-weight/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/sleep-weight/ 25 publications on sleep weight — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Bariatric: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/bariatric/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/bariatric/ 18 publications on bariatric — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Diet comparison: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/diet-comparison/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/diet-comparison/ 22 publications on diet comparison — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Protein: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/protein/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/protein/ 28 publications on protein — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Self monitoring: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/self-monitoring/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/self-monitoring/ 22 publications on self monitoring — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Ultraprocessed: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/ultraprocessed/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/ultraprocessed/ 23 publications on ultraprocessed — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Maintenance: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/maintenance/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/maintenance/ 18 publications on maintenance — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Set point: what the evidence base looks like https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/set-point/ https://weightlossevidence.org/evidence/set-point/ 17 publications on set point — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Bariatric surgery: how much weight loss, and how long? https://weightlossevidence.org/bariatric-surgery/ https://weightlossevidence.org/bariatric-surgery/ How much weight bariatric surgery removes and how long it lasts, from the long-term outcome reviews, plus what to expect from sleeve versus bypass. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Does poor sleep sabotage weight loss? What the trials show https://weightlossevidence.org/sleep-and-weight/ https://weightlossevidence.org/sleep-and-weight/ Short sleep makes weight loss harder. What the sleep-restriction trials and meta-analyses found about appetite, fat loss and maintaining weight. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer