scholarly journals Successful weight loss maintainers use health-tracking smartphone applications more than a nationally representative sample: comparison of the National Weight Control Registry to Pew Tracking for Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Goldstein ◽  
J. G. Thomas ◽  
R. R. Wing ◽  
D. S. Bond
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
Health Tracking ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Successful Weight Loss

Weight control behaviors of highly successful weight loss maintainers: the Portuguese Weight Control Registry

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 366-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Santos ◽  
Paulo N. Vieira ◽  
Marlene N. Silva ◽  
Luís B. Sardinha ◽  
Pedro J. Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Control Behaviors ◽  
Successful Weight Loss

scholarly journals The Impact of Time-Restricted Diet on Sleep and Metabolism in Obese Volunteers

Medicina ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 540
Author(s):  
Hyeyun Kim ◽  
Bong Jin Jang ◽  
A Ram Jung ◽  
Jayoung Kim ◽  
Hyo jin Ju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Apnea Hypopnea Index ◽  
Restricted Diet ◽  
Ketone Group ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Successful Weight Loss ◽  
The Impact

Background and objectives: A time-restricted diet is one of the various ways to improve metabolic condition and weight control. However, until now, there have been few pieces of evidence and research to verify the methods and effectiveness of time-restricted diets on metabolic improvement and health promoting. We designed this study to make a healthy diet program and to verify the effectiveness of a time-restricted diet on general health, including sleep and metabolism, in healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in healthy adults who are obese but do not have related metabolic disease. Fifteen participants were recruited. Before and after this program, serologic tests including ketone level, questionnaires—daytime sleepiness evaluation such as the Epworth sleepiness scale and the Stanford sleepiness scale, the Korean version of the Pittsburgh sleep questionnaire index, STOP BANG to evaluate sleep apnea, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for emotion/sleep—and polysomnography (PSG) were conducted to evaluate the effects on sleep of the program. They were divided into two groups based on ketone levels that could reflect the constancy of participation in this study. We analyzed the before and after results of each group. Results: Fifteen participants (nine males and six females) completed this program without significant adverse events. Body weight after this program decreased to 78.2 ± 14.1 from 82.0 ± 15.6 kg (p = 0.539), and BMI decreased to 27.9 ± 3.8 from 29.3 ± 4.6 kg/m2 (p = 0.233). Weight loss was observed in 14 subjects except 1 participant. The results from questionnaires before and after this were not significant changes. They were classified into high/low-ketone groups according to the ketone level of the participants. In the results of the PSG, the apnea hypopnea index (25.27 ± 12.67→15.11 ± 11.50/hr, p = 0.25) and oxygen desaturation (18.43 ± 12.79→10.69 ± 10.0/hr, p = 0.004), which are indicators of sleep apnea, also improved in the high-ketone group, compared with the low-ketone group. Satisfaction interviews for this restricted diet program showed that 86% of the participants were willing to participate in the same program again. Conclusion: The time-restricted diet was successful in weight loss for a period of 4 weeks in obese participants, which did not affect the efficiency and architecture of sleep. In addition, successful weight loss and significant improvement of sleep apnea were showed in the high-ketone group. Further research is needed to demonstrate mechanisms for weight loss, sleep apnea, and time-restricted diets.

scholarly journals The Impact of Incentives on Weight Control in Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 155798831989514
Author(s):  
Tiffany Rounds ◽  
Melissa Crane ◽  
Jean Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Incentive Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
Successful Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Interventions ◽  
The Impact

Overweight and obese men were recruited to a 6-month, randomized controlled weight loss trial, which compared the Gutbusters weight loss program alone to the Gutbusters program with incentives for successful weight loss. The intervention was delivered primarily online, with weekly in-person weight collections. Gutbusters was designed using a template from the REFIT intervention and encouraged participants ( N = 102, 47.0 ± 12.3 years, 32.5 kg/m2) to make six 100-calorie changes to their typical daily diet for a total of 42 changes per week. Weight loss was significantly greater in the Gutbusters+Incentive group compared to the Gutbusters alone group at both 12 and 24 weeks ( p’s = < .01). The Gutbusters+Incentive group’s a mean weight loss was 9.9 pounds at 12 weeks (95% CI: 6.9, 12.9) and 8.4 pounds at 24 weeks (95% CI: 3.9, 13.0). The Gutbusters alone group mean weight loss was 3.7 pounds at 12 weeks (95% CI: –.06, 7.5) and 3.4 pounds at 24 weeks (95% CI: –2.2, 9.0). This study adds to the literature of behavioral weight programs that are designed for men. Unlike the majority of previous male weight loss interventions, which were designed with an intervention comparison to a no treatment or waitlist control, Gutbusters was implemented as a comparative effectiveness trial, which will help bolster the evidence base for real-world application.

scholarly journals Successful weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of weight control registries

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina Paixão ◽  
Carlos M. Dias ◽  
Rui Jorge ◽  
Eliana V. Carraça ◽  
Mary Yannakoulia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance ◽  
Successful Weight Loss

scholarly journals Cluster Analysis of the National Weight Control Registry to Identify Distinct Subgroups Maintaining Successful Weight Loss

Obesity ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2039-2047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine G. Ogden ◽  
Nanette Stroebele ◽  
Holly R. Wyatt ◽  
Victoria A. Catenacci ◽  
John C. Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Successful Weight Loss

scholarly journals Dietary Habits and Weight Maintenance Success in High Versus Low Exercisers in the National Weight Control Registry

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1540-1548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Anne Catenacci ◽  
Lorraine Odgen ◽  
Suzanne Phelan ◽  
J. Graham Thomas ◽  
James Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Regain ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Dietary Restraint ◽  
Weight Maintenance ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance ◽  
Registry Entry ◽  
Successful Weight Loss ◽  
Dietary Strategies

Background:The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) was established to examine characteristics of successful weight loss maintainers. This study compares the diet and behavioral characteristics and weight regain trajectories of NWCR members with differing physical activity (PA) levels at baseline.Methods:Participants (n = 3591) were divided into 4 levels of self-reported PA at registry entry (< 1000, 1000 to < 2250, 2250 to < 3500, and ≥ 3500 kcals/week). We compared self-reported energy intake (EI), macronutrient composition, eating behaviors (dietary restraint, hunger, and disinhibition), weight loss maintenance strategies, and 3 year weight regain between these 4 activity groups.Results:Those with the highest PA at registry entry had lost the most weight, and reported lower fat intake, more dietary restraint, and greater reliance on several specific dietary strategies to maintain weight loss. Those in the lowest PA category maintained weight loss despite low levels of PA and without greater reliance on dietary strategies. There were no differences in odds of weight regain at year 3 between PA groups.Conclusions:These findings suggest that there is not a “one size fits all strategy” for successful weight loss maintenance and that weight loss maintenance may require the use of more strategies by some individuals than others.

scholarly journals Only 1 in 10 Patients Told to Lose Weight Seek Help From a Health Professional: A Nationally Representative Sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1049-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik ‘Dirk’ de Heer ◽  
Brian Kinslow ◽  
Taylor Lane ◽  
Ron Tuckman ◽  
Meghan Warren
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Nationally Representative

Purpose: Receiving weight loss advice from a health-care provider has been associated with more weight loss efforts and greater odds of achieving weight loss. However, whether patients seek help from their provider or other health professional with weight loss after receiving advice from them to lose weight is largely unknown. Design: Cross-sectional data from the 2011 to 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Sample: A total of 3862 overweight/obese adults. Measures: Questionnaires asked whether participants received advice to lose weight, and whether they sought health professional’s assistance with weight management. The NHANES 2011 to 2012 was the most recent year both questions were asked. Analysis: Accounting for NHANES sampling and design, frequency distributions characterized demographics and proportions. Logistic regressions estimated odds of seeking weight loss help by demographics. Results: Of 3682 overweight/obese adults, 1908 were told they were overweight or recommended to lose weight. Of 1908 people, 68% reported weight loss efforts, but only health 10.9% sought a health professional’s help (dietician/nutritionist 4.7%, personal trainer 3.0%, doctor 2.8%). Females, people with health insurance and high health-care utilization had 1.5 to 3.5 times greater odds of seeking help; age, ethnicity, and income were not significantly associated with seeking help with weight management. Conclusion: In a nationally representative sample, only 10.9% of overweight/obese adults told to lose weight by a provider sought help from a health professional with weight loss. This underscores the opportunity for greater health professional involvement with weight management beyond giving recommendations.

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