FOR CURRENT REGISTRY MEMBERS

How to Join
Recruitment for the Registry is ongoing. If you are at least 18 years of age and have maintained at least a 30 pound weight loss for one year or longer you may be eligible to join our research study.

For Current Registry Members
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Research Findings
Learn more about our research. To date, we have published articles describing the eating and exercise habits of successful weight losers, the behavioral strategies they use to maintain their weight, and the effect of successful weight loss maintenance on other areas of their lives.

Success Stories
Registry members' weight loss stories are diverse and inspiring. Read about the accomplishments of some of our members.

Who We Are
Read about the developers, co-investigators and research staff of the NWCR team.

Media Requests

Looking to feature the NWCR in your article or story? Contact us for more information.

Sub-studies

Learn more about the sub-studies of the Registry.

 

The National Weight Control Registry

 

The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), established in 1994 by
Rena Wing, Ph.D. from Brown Medical School, and James O. Hill, Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, is the largest prospective investigation of long-term successful weight loss maintenance. Given the prevailing belief that few individuals succeed at long-term weight loss, the NWCR was developed to identify and investigate the characteristics of individuals who have succeeded at long-term weight loss. The NWCR is tracking over 10,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for long periods of time. Detailed questionnaires and annual follow-up surveys are used to examine the behavioral and psychological characteristics of weight maintainers, as well as the strategies they use to maintaining their weight losses.

Research findings from the National Weight Control Registry have been featured in many national newspapers, magazines, and television broadcasts, including USA Today, Oprah magazine, The Washington Post, and Good Morning America.
 
 

Are you a successful loser?

 

 

Find out more: Please contact us with any questions or comments.

 

 

 

If you are a successful weight loser and under 18 years old, click here!

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: The National Weight Control Registry is NOT a weight loss treatment program and we are unable to respond to requests for general information on weight loss and maintenance.

The National Weight Control Registry
Brown Medical School/The Miriam Hospital
Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center
196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 1-401-793-8940
E-Mail: aalmeida1@lifespan.org