“…Most (N=29) of the studies showing an association between greater physical activity and attenuated weight gain were prospective cohort studies (12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20-22, 25-29, 32-34, 36-44, 49-51), with follow-up periods ranging from 1 to 22 years and one study involving 6-year follow-up after a block randomized controlled trial (14). For the studies not showing an effect (N=11), cohort studies had a follow-up period ranging from 1 to 20 years (17,19,23,24,30,31,35,(45)(46)(47)(48), with three of these studies having follow-up periods of 2 or fewer years (19,22,23,31), and one was a secondary analysis of data from a randomized study (24).…”