At the 1-month time point, all 30 participants were still on the
diet. At 3 months, 28 were still on the diet. At 6 and 12 months, 25
and 19, respectively, were still on the diet. Mean diet duration
during the one-year follow-up was 9.6 months. Only one patient
discontinued the diet due to intolerance (at 3 months); her fat
preference score was 416, indicating a high fat preference. Diet
duration was not correlated with fat preference (p = .424)