A systematic review of weight loss, physical activity and dietary interventions involving African American men

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Newton ◽  
D. M. Griffith ◽  
W. B. Kearney ◽  
G. G. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Dietary Interventions

scholarly journals Physical Activity Interventions With African American or Latino Men: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1102-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
Erin M. Bergner ◽  
Emily K. Cornish ◽  
Chelsea M. McQueen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
African American ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions ◽  
Health Related

Relatively little is known about what helps increase physical activity in African American men, and even less is known about promoting physical activity among Latino men. This systematic review aimed to address the key questions: (a) what is the state of the evidence on health-related behavior change interventions targeting physical activity among African American or Latino men? and (b) What factors facilitate physical activity for these men? For this review, nine electronic databases were searched to identify peer-reviewed articles published between 2011–2017 that reported interventions to promote physical activity among African American or Latino men. Following PRISMA guidelines, nine articles representing seven studies that met our criteria were identified: six published studies that provided data for African American men, and one published study provided data for Latino men. Consistent with previous reviews, more research is needed to better understand how gender can be incorporated in physical activity interventions for African American and Latino men. Future interventions should explore how being an adult male and a man of color shapes motivations, attitudes, and preferences to be physically active. Studies should consider how race and ethnicity intersect with notions of masculinity, manhood and Machismo to enhance the effectiveness of physical activity interventions for these populations. Despite the health benefits of physical activity, rates of these behaviors remain low among African American and Latino men. It is essential to determine how best to increase the motivation and salience for these men to overcome the obesogenic environments and contexts in which they often live.

A systematic review of the evidence for interventions to increase levels of physical activity in patients following weight loss surgery

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer James ◽  
Victoria Sprung ◽  
Wendy Hardeman ◽  
Mark Goodall ◽  
Helen Eborall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Surgery

scholarly journals Development of a mobile phone app to maintain physical activity in African American men: MobileMen

mHealth ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 16-16
Author(s):  
Robert L. Newton Jr ◽  
Leah Carter ◽  
Jessica St. Romain ◽  
Tiffany Jerrod ◽  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
African American Men

Weight Loss and Dietary Interventions for Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arunima Sivanand ◽  
Wayne P. Gulliver ◽  
Chitmandeep K. Josan ◽  
Raed Alhusayen ◽  
Patrick J. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Hidradenitis Suppurativa ◽  
Nutritional Supplements ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Inflammatory Disorder ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Zinc Gluconate ◽  
Excess Skin

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a common inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent, painful, and malodorous abscesses and nodules predominantly in skin folds. HS is associated with substantial morbidity and poor quality of life. There are no curative therapies, and the only approved biologic drug has variable efficacy and requires high doses, making adjunct treatments crucial. An important risk factor for disease severity is obesity. Our primary objective was to conduct a systematic review examining weight loss and dietary interventions, in HS. Our secondary objective was to examine nutritional supplements in HS.A systematic literature search was conducted using Medline, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database. We included all study types in adults (>18 years), with a minimum sample size of 5, examining the effects of any dietary or weight loss intervention on HS severity. Two authors screened n = 1279 articles of which 9 met inclusion criteria. All included studies were observational and all interventions were associated with various measures of decreased HS severity. Patient-controlled weight loss and bariatric surgery were associated with HS regression, though a subset of patients with significant increase in panniculi experienced exacerbations and required excision of excess skin. Diets demonstrating benefit eliminated dairy and brewer’s yeast. Nutritional supplements including zinc gluconate, vitamin D, and riboflavin had a suppressive, rather than curative, effect on HS lesions in single studies. Overall, the reviewed interventions show promise as potential adjunct treatments in a HS management plan. Prospective randomized controlled trials should validate these findings.

Systematic review of maintenance of behavior change following physical activity and dietary interventions.

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna Fjeldsoe ◽  
Maike Neuhaus ◽  
Elisabeth Winkler ◽  
Elizabeth Eakin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Dietary Interventions

scholarly journals Clinical Effectiveness of Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance Interventions for Men: A Systematic Review of Men-Only Randomized Controlled Trials (The ROMEO Project)

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1096-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Robertson ◽  
Alison Avenell ◽  
Fiona Stewart ◽  
Daryll Archibald ◽  
Flora Douglas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Behavior Change Techniques ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
And Behavior

Men are underrepresented in obesity services, suggesting current weight loss service provision is suboptimal. This systematic review evaluated evidence-based strategies for treating obesity in men. Eight bibliographic databases and four clinical trials’ registers were searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of weight loss interventions in men only, with mean/median body mass index of ≥30 kg/m2 (or ≥28 kg/m2 with cardiac risk factors), with a minimum mean/median duration of ≥52 weeks. Interventions included diet, physical activity, behavior change techniques, orlistat, or combinations of these; compared against each other, placebo, or a no intervention control group; in any setting. Twenty-one reports from 14 RCTs were identified. Reducing diets produced more favorable weight loss than physical activity alone (mean weight change after 1 year from a reducing diet compared with an exercise program −3.2 kg, 95% confidence interval −4.8 to −1.6 kg, reported p < .01). The most effective interventions combined reducing diets, exercise, and behavior change techniques (mean difference in weight at 1 year compared with no intervention was −4.9 kg, 95% confidence interval −5.9 to −4.0, reported p < .0001). Group interventions produced favorable weight loss results. The average reported participant retention rate was 78.2%, ranging from 44% to 100% retention, indicating that, once engaged, men remained committed to a weight loss intervention. Weight loss for men is best achieved and maintained with the combination of a reducing diet, increased physical activity, and behavior change techniques. Strategies to increase engagement of men with weight loss services to improve the reach of interventions are needed.

scholarly journals Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on energy balance regulation: a systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1640-1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Shechter
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Airway Pressure ◽  
Positive Airway Pressure

Obesity is both a cause and a possible consequence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), as OSA seems to affect parameters involved in energy balance regulation, including food intake, hormonal regulation of hunger/satiety, energy metabolism and physical activity. It is known that weight loss improves OSA, yet it remains unclear why continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) often results in weight gain.The goal of this systematic review is to explore if and how CPAP affects the behaviour and/or metabolism involved in regulating energy balance.CPAP appears to correct for a hormonal profile characterised by abnormally high leptin and ghrelin levels in OSA, by reducing the circulating levels of each. This is expected to reduce excess food intake. However, reliable measures of food intake are lacking, and not yet sufficient to make conclusions. Although studies are limited and inconsistent, CPAP may alter energy metabolism, with reports of reductions in resting metabolic rate or sleeping metabolic rate. CPAP appears to not have an appreciable effect on altering physical activity levels. More work is needed to characterise how CPAP affects energy balance regulation.It is clear that promoting CPAP in conjunction with other weight loss approaches should be used to encourage optimal outcomes in OSA patients.

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