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The Effect of Different Types of Monitoring Strategies on Weight Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source :
- Obesity. 25:1490-1498
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2017.
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Abstract
- Objective To determine the effectiveness of various monitoring strategies on weight loss, body composition, blood markers, exercise, and psychosocial indices in adults with overweight and obesity following a 12-month weight loss program. Methods Two hundred fifty adults with BMI ≥ 27 were randomized to brief, monthly, individual consults, daily self-monitoring of weight, self-monitoring of diet using MyFitnessPal, self-monitoring of hunger, or control over 12 months. All groups received diet and exercise advice, and 171 participants (68.4%) remained at 12 months. Results No significant differences in weight, body composition, blood markers, exercise, or eating behavior were apparent between those in the four monitoring groups and the control condition at 12 months (all P ≥ 0.053). Weight differences between groups ranged from −1.1 kg (−3.8 to 1.6) to 2.2 kg (−1.0 to 5.3). However, brief support and hunger training groups reported significantly lower scores for depression (difference [95% CI]: −3.16 [−5.70 to −0.62] and −3.05 [−5.61 to −0.50], respectively) and anxiety (−1.84, [−3.67 to −0.02]) scores than control participants. Conclusions Although adding a monitoring strategy to diet and exercise advice did not further increase weight loss, no adverse effects on eating behavior were observed, and some monitoring strategies may even benefit mental health.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
business.industry
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Overweight
medicine.disease
Obesity
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
Endocrinology
Randomized controlled trial
law
Weight loss
Physical therapy
Medicine
Anxiety
medicine.symptom
business
Adverse effect
Body mass index
Psychosocial
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19307381
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Obesity
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........36e9da40def46b1c52ea35e5554b69b9