Effectiveness of a lifestyle weight-loss intervention targeting inactive former elite athletes: the Champ4Life randomised controlled trial

Analiza M Silva; Catarina L Nunes; Filipe Jesus; Ruben Francisco; Catarina N Matias; Miguel Cardoso; Inês Santos; Eliana V Carraça; Graham Finlayson; Marlene Nunes Silva; Stephanie Dickinson; David Allison; Cláudia S Minderico; Paulo Martins; Luis B Sardinha

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2021-104212

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Effectiveness of a lifestyle weight-loss intervention targeting inactive former elite athletes: the Champ4Life randomised controlled trial

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Analiza M Silva Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catarina L Nunes Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Filipe Jesus Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ruben Francisco Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catarina N Matias CIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, PortugalBioperformance & Nutrition Research Unit, Bettery, Lisboa, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Miguel Cardoso Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Inês Santos Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, PortugalCIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, PortugalLaboratório de Nutrição, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eliana V Carraça Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, PortugalCIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Graham Finlayson Appetite Control Energy Balance Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marlene Nunes Silva Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, PortugalCIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephanie Dickinson Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Allison Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cláudia S Minderico Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paulo Martins Laboratory of Sport Psychology, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Luis B Sardinha Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Analiza M Silva, Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Cruz Quebrada 1499-002, Lisboa, Portugal; analiza{at}fmh.ulisboa.pt

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Silva AM, Nunes CL, Jesus F, et al

Effectiveness of a lifestyle weight-loss intervention targeting inactive former elite athletes: the Champ4Life randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2022;56:394-402.

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Accepted September 13, 2021
First published October 1, 2021.

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October 11, 2022

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