Comparative effectiveness of two popular weight loss programs in women I: body composition and resting energy expenditure.

Keywords: Body Composition; International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Weight Loss Program; Rest Energy Expenditure; Resistance Training Program EN Body Composition International Physical Activity Questionnaire Weight Loss Program Rest Energy Expenditure Resistance Training Program 1 2 2 05/10/22 20111202 NES 111202 Background A number of commercial diet and exercise programs are promoted to help people lose weight and improve fitness. Conclusion Results indicate that 16-wks of participation in the C program that involved a more structured meal plan based diet and supervised exercise program promoted more favorable changes in body composition than participation in the W program that involved adherence to a point based diet, weekly counseling, and encouragement to increase physical activity. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a more structured meal plan based diet intervention and supervised exercise program to a traditional point based diet program with weekly counseling and encouragement to exercise. [Extracted from the article]