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- Title
The Effect of Different Types of Monitoring Strategies on Weight Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
Jospe, Michelle R.; Roy, Melyssa; Brown, Rachel C.; Williams, Sheila M.; Osborne, Hamish R.; Meredith‐Jones, Kim A.; McArthur, Jenny R.; Fleming, Elizabeth A.; Taylor, Rachael W.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>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.<bold>Methods: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>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
WEIGHT loss; BODY composition; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT persons; HUNGER; OBESITY treatment; ANXIETY; BODY weight; COMPARATIVE studies; COUNSELING; MENTAL depression; DIET; EXERCISE; FOOD habits; HEALTH promotion; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MENTAL health; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; BODY mass index; RANDOMIZED controlled trials
- Publication
Obesity (19307381), 2017, Vol 25, Issue 9, p1490
- ISSN
1930-7381
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/oby.21898