TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a behavioral/nutritional intervention program on weight loss in obese adults
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Anderson, James W.
AU - Raymond Reynolds, L.
AU - Bush, Heather M.
AU - Rinsky, Jessica L.
AU - Washnock, Carla
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Background: Health professionals are in need of more information about the weight-loss outcomes of using commercial weight-loss programs. Objective: A commercial behavioral intervention program using meal replacements, fruits, and vegetables (MR-FV) was compared with usual-care weight-loss counseling. Design: Obese volunteers were randomly allocated to usual-care weight-loss counseling or participation in an MR-FV standardized behavioral education program. The MR-FV group attended weekly weight-loss classes for 16 weeks and weekly maintenance classes for 8 weeks. Participants/Setting: Obese women or men aged 20 to 65years were recruited from the community through a commercial program provided at a university medical center. Intervention: The control group (C group) received weight-management counseling from an experienced dietitian, while the intervention group (MR-FV group) participated in scheduled behavioral weight-loss classes. The MR-FV group participants were encouraged to consume 3 shakes, 2 entrées, and 5 servings of fruits or vegetables daily, and achieve physical activity goals (expend 8.4 mJ/week); they kept records and placed midweek phone calls. The C group was counseled at baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. Outcome Measures: Both groups were seen at baseline, and 8, 16, and 24 weeks for assessment of weight, risk factors, and side effects. Statistical Analysis: The primary data analysis was intention to treat. Results: Thirteen of 16 subjects (81.3%) in the C group and 18 of 22 subjects (81.8%) in the MR-FV group completed the 24-week study. Mean weight losses for the C group were: 1.3% (standard error [SE], 0.9) at 8 weeks; 0.7% (SE, 1.1) at 16 weeks; and 0.7% (SE, 1.1) or 0.7 kg at 24 weeks. Mean weight losses for the MR-FV group were: 8.5% (SE, 0.6) at 8 weeks, 12.5% (SE, 0.9) at 16 weeks, and 13.9% (SE, 1.1) or 13.7 kg at 24 weeks. Conclusions: A behavioral intervention with a low-energy diet including 5 meal replacements and 5 servings of fruits or vegetables enabled obese individuals to lose 13 kg more than control subjects over a 24-week period.
AB - Background: Health professionals are in need of more information about the weight-loss outcomes of using commercial weight-loss programs. Objective: A commercial behavioral intervention program using meal replacements, fruits, and vegetables (MR-FV) was compared with usual-care weight-loss counseling. Design: Obese volunteers were randomly allocated to usual-care weight-loss counseling or participation in an MR-FV standardized behavioral education program. The MR-FV group attended weekly weight-loss classes for 16 weeks and weekly maintenance classes for 8 weeks. Participants/Setting: Obese women or men aged 20 to 65years were recruited from the community through a commercial program provided at a university medical center. Intervention: The control group (C group) received weight-management counseling from an experienced dietitian, while the intervention group (MR-FV group) participated in scheduled behavioral weight-loss classes. The MR-FV group participants were encouraged to consume 3 shakes, 2 entrées, and 5 servings of fruits or vegetables daily, and achieve physical activity goals (expend 8.4 mJ/week); they kept records and placed midweek phone calls. The C group was counseled at baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. Outcome Measures: Both groups were seen at baseline, and 8, 16, and 24 weeks for assessment of weight, risk factors, and side effects. Statistical Analysis: The primary data analysis was intention to treat. Results: Thirteen of 16 subjects (81.3%) in the C group and 18 of 22 subjects (81.8%) in the MR-FV group completed the 24-week study. Mean weight losses for the C group were: 1.3% (standard error [SE], 0.9) at 8 weeks; 0.7% (SE, 1.1) at 16 weeks; and 0.7% (SE, 1.1) or 0.7 kg at 24 weeks. Mean weight losses for the MR-FV group were: 8.5% (SE, 0.6) at 8 weeks, 12.5% (SE, 0.9) at 16 weeks, and 13.9% (SE, 1.1) or 13.7 kg at 24 weeks. Conclusions: A behavioral intervention with a low-energy diet including 5 meal replacements and 5 servings of fruits or vegetables enabled obese individuals to lose 13 kg more than control subjects over a 24-week period.
KW - Adults
KW - Behavioral intervention
KW - Low-energy diet
KW - Nutritional intervention
KW - Obese
KW - Weight loss
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2011.09.2476
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2011.09.2476
M3 - Article
C2 - 21904103
AN - SCOPUS:80052744048
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 123
SP - 205
EP - 213
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 5
ER -