How can obese weight controllers minimize weight gain during the high risk holiday season? By self-monitoring very consistently.

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri N. Boutelle ◽  
Daniel S. Kirschenbaum ◽  
Raymond C. Baker ◽  
M. Ellen Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Holiday Season

Impact of a workplace holiday weight gain prevention program

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark G Wilson ◽  
Heather M Padilla ◽  
Lu Meng ◽  
Carmen N Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
State Government ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Weight Gain Prevention ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Holiday Season ◽  
Average Worker ◽  
Workplace Setting

Background: The average worker gains 2–3 lb (0.9–1.4 kg) a year, about half of which is gained during the fall holiday season (Halloween through New Year’s). Aim: The aim of the study was to conduct a pilot test of a weight gain prevention program that was implemented in a workplace setting during the fall holiday season. Methods: 239 state government employees participated in a weight gain prevention program offered during the fall holiday season. The program was a 10-week, team-based program that consisted of self-monitoring, regular weigh-ins, a team challenge, and organizational support. Weight was measured at baseline, every two weeks during the program, and post-program. Results: Participants lost a significant amount of weight (from 196.7 lb/89.2 kg to 192.3 lb/87.2 kg) during the program. Positive changes were observed in physical activity and eating behaviors. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that a weight gain prevention program during a high risk period (fall holiday season) can be effective.

scholarly journals Effect of the Holiday Season on Weight Gain: A Narrative Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolando G. Díaz-Zavala ◽  
María F. Castro-Cantú ◽  
Mauro E. Valencia ◽  
Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández ◽  
Michelle M. Haby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Increase Body Weight ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Significant Weight Gain ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Prevent Weight Gain ◽  
Holiday Season

Several studies suggest that the holiday season, starting from the last week of November to the first or second week of January, could be critical to gaining weight. This study aims to review the literature to determine the effects of the holidays on body weight. In studies of adults, a significant weight gain was consistently observed during this period (0.4 to 0.9 kg,p<0.05). The only study in college students found an effect on body fat but not on weight (0.1 kg,p=0.71). The only study found in children did not show an effect on BMI percentile (−0.4%,p>0.05) during this period. Among individuals with obesity who attempt to lose weight, an increase in weight was observed (0.3 to 0.9 kg, significant in some but not in all studies), as well as increase in weight in motivated self-monitoring people (0.4 to 0.6%,p<0.001). Programs focused on self-monitoring during the holidays (phone calls and daily mailing) appeared to prevent weight gain, but information is limited. The holiday season seems to increase body weight in adults, even in participants seeking to lose weight and in motivated self-monitoring people, whereas in children, adolescents, and college students, very few studies were found to make accurate conclusions.

Limiting Excess Weight Gain in High-Risk Pregnancies: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2011 ◽  
pp. P1-466-P1-466
Author(s):  
Cheryce L Harrison ◽  
Catherine B Lombard ◽  
Melanie Gibson-Helm ◽  
Amanda Deeks ◽  
Helena J Teede
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Excess Weight ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Excess Weight Gain

scholarly journals Circulating lipids associate with future weight gain in individuals with an at-risk mental state and in first-episode psychosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santosh Lamichhane ◽  
Alex M. Dickens ◽  
Partho Sen ◽  
Heikki Laurikainen ◽  
Jaana Suvisaari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
Molecular Signature ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Baseline Serum ◽  
Average Life Span ◽  
Episode Psychosis

AbstractPatients with schizophrenia have a lower than average life span, largely due to the increased prevalence of cardiometabolic co-morbidities. Identification of individuals with psychotic disorders with a high risk of rapid weight gain, and the associated development of metabolic complications, is an unmet need as regards public health. Here, we applied mass spectrometry-based lipidomics in a prospective study comprising 48 controls (CTR), 44 first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients and 22 individuals at clinical-high-risk (CHR) for psychosis, from two study centers (Turku/Finland and London/UK). Baseline serum samples were analyzed by lipidomics, while body mass index (BMI) was assessed at baseline and after 12 months. We found that baseline triacylglycerols with low double bond counts and carbon numbers were positively associated with the change in BMI at follow-up. In addition, a molecular signature comprised of two triacylglycerols (TG(48:0) and TG(45:0)), was predictive of weight gain in individuals with a psychotic disorder, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.74 (95% CI: 0.60–0.85). When independently tested in the CHR group, this molecular signature predicted said weight change with AUROC = 0.73 (95% CI: 0.61–0.83). We conclude that molecular lipids may serve as a predictor of weight gain in psychotic disorders in at-risk individuals, and may thus provide a useful marker for identifying individuals who are most prone to developing cardiometabolic co-morbidities.

scholarly journals Targeted prevention of excess weight gain and eating disorders in high-risk adolescent girls: a randomized controlled trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 1010-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff ◽  
Lauren B Shomaker ◽  
Denise E Wilfley ◽  
Jami F Young ◽  
Tracy Sbrocco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Excess Weight ◽  
Targeted Prevention ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Excess Weight Gain

Effects of Early Intervention and Stimulation on the Preterm Infant

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Susan A. Leib ◽  
D. Gary Benfield ◽  
John Guidubaldi
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Enrichment Program

To test the hypothesis that early intervention can enhance the development of high-risk preterm infants, a prescribed multimodal sensory enrichment program, within a regional neonatal intensive care unit, was designed and implemented. Twenty-eight appropriate-for-gestational age infants with birth weights between 1,200 and 1,800 gm were selected for study. To prevent control group contamination by the enrichment procedure, the first 14 infants were designated as the control group, and the next 14 as the treatment group. Treated infants had significantly higher developmental status than control infants, as measured by the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, at six months past the maternal expected date of confinement (F = 14.98, P &lt; .001, and F = 16.46, P &lt; .001 for the mental and motor scales, respectively). Mean infant weight gain per day and mean total weight gain during the hospitalization were not significantly different for the two groups although the treatment group received significantly less calories per kilogram per day than the control group (F = 9.02 P &lt; .006). Our data suggest that a prescribed intervention program for high-risk preterm infants appears to enhance the quality of development as measured at six months past the expected date of confinement. Further studies are necessary to determine the long-term value of early intervention and the apparent ability of infants receiving an enrichment program to utilize calories more efficiently than control infants.

Prevention of diabetic foot ulcers using a smartphone and mobile thermography: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Makoto Oe ◽  
Kahori Tsuruoka ◽  
Yumiko Ohashi ◽  
Kimie Takehara ◽  
Hiroshi Noguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Diabetic Neuropathy ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Monitoring Device ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Care Incentives

Objective: Early identification of pre-ulcerative pathology is important to preventing diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), but signs of inflammation are difficult to detect on the feet of patients with diabetic neuropathy due to decreased sensation. However, infrared thermography can objectively identify inflammation. Therefore, a device that allows patients to visualise thermograms of their feet might be an effective way to prevent DFU. We aimed to determine the effects of a novel self-monitoring device to prevent DFU using a thermograph attached to a smartphone. Method: A self-monitoring device comprising a mobile thermograph attached to a smartphone on a selfie stick was created, and its effects in two patients with diabetic neuropathy and foot calluses assessed. Results: For one patient, he understood that walking too much increased the temperature in the skin of his feet (a sign of inflammation). The other patient could not detect high-risk findings, because the temperature of his skin did not increase during the study period. Conclusion: This device might provide self-care incentives to prevent DFU, although some issues, such as the automatic detection of high-risk thermographic changes, need to be improved.

Fathers' Hospital Visits to Their Preterm Infants as a Predictor of Father-Infant Relationship and Infant Development

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-293
Author(s):  
Rachel Levy-Shiff ◽  
Michael A. Hoffman ◽  
Salli Mogilner ◽  
Susan Levinger ◽  
Mario B. Mogilner
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Development Data ◽  
Hospital Visits

This short-term longitudinal study assessed the degree to which the frequency of fathers' visits with their preterm infants in the hospital was associated with the quality of ongoing and long-term fathering and infant development. Data on fathering and infant development were collected during the hospital stay, at discharge, at 8 months of age, and at 18 months of age, using both questionnaires and observational schedules. The frequency of visits was significantly correlated with more extensive and positive patterns of fathering at discharge and later periods. It was also associated with more positive perceptions of the infant, as well as with weight gain during hospitalization and psychosocial aspects of later infant development during the first 18 months. The discussion emphasized possible ways in which early paternal contact in the hospital might influence fathers, mothers, and infants. The frequency of paternal visits was highlighted as a variable useful in predicting high-risk parenting.

scholarly journals Reducing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: Lessons from the Weight Control Literature and Avenues for Future Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 641-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Phelan ◽  
Kris Jankovitz ◽  
Todd Hagobian ◽  
Barbara Abrams
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Gestational Weight ◽  
Excessive Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
In Pregnancy

Excessive gestational weight gain is a prevalent problem and an independent predictor of future obesity in both mothers and offspring. Intervention research to prevent excessive gestational weight gain is still in its infancy but results to date have been quite modest. Research in weight control outside of pregnancy over the past 30 years has been more robust and identified several key components of effective programs, including use of caloric restriction, daily diet self-monitoring, self-weighing, behavior therapy and ongoing patient–provider contact. The aim of this article is to summarize intervention components shown to be effective in promoting successful weight control outside of pregnancy and explore potential applications in pregnancy. Available evidence suggests that the strategies shown to be effective for weight control outside of pregnancy may also promote better weight control in pregnancy, but several lines for future investigation remain.

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