scholarly journals Long-Term Weight Loss Effects of a Behavioral Weight Management Program: Does the Community Food Environment Matter?

Author(s):  
Shannon Zenk ◽  
Elizabeth Tarlov ◽  
Coady Wing ◽  
Stephen Matthews ◽  
Hao Tong ◽  
...  
Obesity Facts ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renate Kruschitz ◽  
Sandra Wallner-Liebmann ◽  
Harald Lothaller ◽  
Maria Luger ◽  
Bernhard Ludvik

2019 ◽  
pp. 135910531988780
Author(s):  
Alena Borgatti ◽  
Ziting Tang ◽  
Fei Tan ◽  
Sarah-Jeanne Salvy ◽  
Gareth Dutton

Medical events that “trigger” motivation to lose weight may improve treatment outcomes compared to non-medical or no triggering events. However, previous findings include only long-term successful participants, not those initiating treatment. The current study compared those with medical triggering events or non-medical triggering events to no triggering events on attendance and weight loss during a weight management program. Medical-triggering-event participants lost 1.8 percent less weight ( p = 0.03) than no-triggering-event participants. Non-medical-triggering-event participants attended 1.45 more sessions ( p = 0.04) and were 1.83 times more likely to complete the program ( p = 0.03) than no-triggering-event participants. These findings fail to support the benefit of medical triggering events when beginning treatment for obesity.


Obesity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Phelan ◽  
Tate Halfman ◽  
Angela Marinilli Pinto ◽  
Gary D. Foster

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-394
Author(s):  
Vijaya Surampudi ◽  
Xinkai Zhou ◽  
Chi-Hong Tseng ◽  
David Heber ◽  
Zhaoping Li

Aims: The progression of prediabetes to T2DM can be delayed through diet modification and weight management. However, the intensive lifestyle program is often not covered by medical insurance. This retrospective analysis evaluates the association of a patient self-paid weight management program on an improvement of blood sugar in overweight and obese patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG). Methods: The medical records of 4634 patients who participated in the self-pay UCLA Weight Management Program were reviewed and 2572 patients met the criteria for this retrospective analysis to examine whether this program was associated with the reversal of IFG over 3 months among 1396 patients with normal fasting glucose (NFG) and 1176 with IFG. Results: The patients with IFG lost comparable amounts of weight (10.5 ± 1.3 kg) at three months, as did the subjects with NFG (10.1 ± 1.3 kg). Fasting blood glucose in the IFG group decreased from 108.49 ± 6.4 to 101.8 ± 9.41 mg/dL (p < 0.0001) after three months. There were also significant reductions in triglycerides, and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both groups in association with weight loss. Conclusion: Our medically supervised self-pay multidisciplinary weight management program was associated with reduced fasting blood glucose levels in patients with IFG over three months with comparable weight loss to patients with NFG.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiaan G. Abildso ◽  
Olivier Schmid ◽  
Megan Byrd ◽  
Sam Zizzi ◽  
Alessandro Quartiroli ◽  
...  

Intentional weight loss among overweight and obese adults (body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2) is associated with numerous health benefits, but weight loss maintenance (WLM) following participation in weight management programming has proven to be elusive. Many individuals attempting to lose weight join formal programs, especially women, but these programs vary widely in focus, as do postprogram weight regain results. We surveyed 2,106 former participants in a community-based, insurance-sponsored weight management program in the United States to identify the pre, during, and post-intervention behavioral and psychosocial factors that lead to successful WLM. Of 835 survey respondents (39.6% response rate), 450 met criteria for inclusion in this study. Logistic regression analyses suggest that interventionists should assess and discuss weight loss and behavior change perceptions early in a program. However, in developing maintenance plans later in a program, attention should shift to behaviors, such as weekly weighing, limiting snacking in the evening, limiting portion sizes, and being physically active every day.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document