So you're telling me that you didn't bother to look at those citations to see how those numbers were determined.
I looked at the study cited in Footnote 25. The measurement of the commitment to the reported "weight loss strategies" or what those strategies entailed was lacking, thus the quote you pulled from my post which you incorrectly dismissed about the "undetermined amount of time and commitment".
From the study:
My obese cousins purchasing Weight Watchers products and loosely following a WW-themed nutrition plan for a week could count as self-reported attempt at a "weight loss strategy".The second outcome of interest was the dichotomous variable pursuit of weight control, defined as either trying to lose weight or doing anything to keep from gaining weight during the past 12 months. Participants who were categorized as pursuing weight control and were further asked to report all of the ways they tried to lose weight or keep from gaining weight. We categorized these weight control strategies as (1) dietary changes, (2) physical activity or (3) other.
From the abstract, which is simply quotes pulled from the 7 page article itself.
Overall, 64% (73% women, 55% men) reported a desire to weigh less and 48% (57% women, 40% men) reported pursuing weight control.
Weight control was positively associated with overweight perception (odds ratio (OR) women 3.74; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.96, 4.73; OR men 2.82; 95% CI 2.11, 3.76) and an HCP diagnosis of overweight/obesity (OR women 2.22; 95% CI 1.69, 2.91; OR men 2.14; 95% CI 1.58, 2.91), independent of measured weight status.
A large proportion of overweight individuals (23% women, 48% men) perceived themselves as having the right weight. Also, 74% of overweight and 29% of obese individuals never had an HCP diagnosis of overweight/obesity.
Although the majority of overweight/obese individuals (74% women, 60% men) pursued at least one weight management strategy, fewer (39% women, 32% men) pursued both dietary change and physical activity.
Among overweight/obese adults, those with an HCP diagnosis of overweight/obesity were more likely to diet (74 versus 52%), exercise (44 versus 34%), or pursue both (41 versus 30%, all P<0.01) than those who remained undiagnosed.