How can obese weight controllers minimize weight gain during the high risk holiday season? By self-monitoring very consistently.
TL;DR: Findings support the critical role of self-monitoring in weight control and demonstrate the benefits of a low-cost intervention for assisting weight controllers during the holidays.
Abstract: This study examined the efficacy of augmenting standard weekly cognitive-behavioral treatment for obesity with a self-monitoring intervention during the high risk holiday season. Fifty-seven participants in a long-term cognitive-behavioral treatment program were randomly assigned to self-monitoring intervention or comparison groups. During 2 holiday weeks (Christmas-New Years), the intervention group's treatment was supplemented with additional phone calls and daily mailings, all focused on self-monitoring. As hypothesized, the intervention group self-monitored more consistently and managed their weight better than the comparison group during the holidays. However, both groups struggled with weight management throughout the holidays. These findings support the critical role of self-monitoring in weight control and demonstrate the benefits of a low-cost intervention for assisting weight controllers during the holidays.
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01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: This comprehensive lifestyle intervention program was effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors after 1 year of treatment, however the most significant changes were not significant.
Abstract: RAMBO, CHELSEA N., M.S., June 2012, Food and Nutrition The Effects of a One-Year Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention Program on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profiles in At-Risk Adults Director of Thesis: David H. Holben A comprehensive lifestyle intervention program was developed to decrease risk factors for cardiovascular disease in at-risk adults who were employees at a university in rural Ohio. This worksite wellness program included diet therapy, exercise, behavior modification, and stress management (yoga). Few studies have examined the impact of comprehensive interventions on cardiovascular disease risk factors. Each participant completed a physical assessment including body composition analysis, blood work for glucose and lipid levels, and an exercise stress test that determined maximal oxygen uptake (baseline, 100 days, 1 year). Measurements were obtained using standardized methods. Seventy-four adults (57 females [77.1%]; 17 males [22.9%]) were participants. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to assess for changes at baseline, 100 days, and 1 year of treatment. Body weight (p ˂ .001), % body fat (p ˂ .001), fat mass (p ˂ .001), BMI (p ˂ .001), waist circumference (p ˂ .001), LDL cholesterol (p = .011), HDL cholesterol (p = .035), triglycerides (p = .019), blood glucose (p = .008), blood pressure (systolic, p = .028; diastolic, p = .001), and VO2max (p ˂ .001) significantly decrease. Lean body mass and total cholesterol did not significantly change (p > .05). This comprehensive lifestyle intervention program was effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors after 1 year of treatment, however the most significant changes
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30 May 2008
TL;DR: The experiences from the practice of building a behavior change application system called wellness diary system by using both Web and mobile technologies are shared and some foreseen challenges and opportunities that will have important impacts on the further of the system are discussed.
Abstract: While information and communication technologies are being widely used in healthcare domain to treat diseases, now it is also the time for applying those technologies to support preventative care for healthy populations. In this paper, we are going to share our experiences from the practice of building a behavior change application system called wellness diary system by using both Web and mobile technologies. The system targets at both healthy populations and healthcare professionals providing services. This paper not only aims for sharing the experiences, but also intends to discuss some foreseen challenges and opportunities that will have important impacts on the further of the system.
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TL;DR: This study is the first of its kind to use passive surveillance data to compare the duration of adherence with different diets and underscores the potential usefulness of digital epidemiological approaches to understanding health behaviours.
Abstract: Objective: To use Internet search data to compare duration of compliance for various diets. Design:
Using a passive surveillance digital epidemiological approach, we estimated the average duration of diet compliance by examining monthly Internet searches for recipes related to popular diets. We fit a mathematical model to these data to estimate the time spent on a diet by new January dieters (NJD) and to estimate the percentage of dieters dropping out during the American winter holiday season between Thanksgiving and the end of December. Setting:
Internet searches in the USA for recipes related to popular diets over a 15-year period from 2004 to 2019. Participants:
Individuals in the USA performing Internet searches for recipes related to popular diets. Results:
All diets exhibited significant seasonality in recipe-related Internet searches, with sharp spikes every January followed by a decline in the number of searches and a further decline in the winter holiday season. The Paleo diet had the longest average compliance times among NJD (5.32 ± 0.68 weeks) and the lowest dropout during the winter holiday season (only 14 ± 3 % dropping out in December). The South Beach diet had the shortest compliance time among NJD (3.12 ± 0.64 weeks) and the highest dropout during the holiday season (33 ± 7 % dropping out in December). Conclusions:
The current study is the first of its kind to use passive surveillance data to compare the duration of adherence with different diets and underscores the potential usefulness of digital epidemiological approaches to understanding health behaviours.
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TL;DR: A szamos hasznos funkcio mellett a dietetikai ajanlasok alapjan tobb hianyossagot is feltartnak, amelyek kikuszobolese, illetve a hatekonysag es megbizhatosag validalasat celzo klinikai vizsgalatok az orvosi evidenciak erősiteset.
Abstract: The key components of successful diabetes therapy are pharmacotherapy, hospital care and lifestyle education. Lifestyle education, self-management, and composing the right diet can be effectively supported with mobile applications. In this paper Hungarian mobile applications are reviewed and compared to some international competitors. Besides plenty of useful functions some deficiencies are identified, based on dietary recommendations. The related improvements together with clinical trials validating effectiveness and reliability can strengthen medical evidence as well as the penetration of such mobile applications. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(29), 1147-1153.
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TL;DR: In the matched subgroups, obese people who had sought treatment reported greater psychopathology and more binge eating than did those who had not sought treatment or did normal-weight controls.
Abstract: A group of obese people who had not sought treatment, an obese group who had sought treatment in a professional, hospital-based program, and normal-weight controls (N = 547) were compared in regard to level of psychopathology, binge eating, and negative emotional eating. Because the groups differed significantly on several demographic variables, 3 demographically matched groups were created and compared (n = 177, 59 per group). In the matched subgroups, obese people who had sought treatment reported greater psychopathology and more binge eating than did those who had not sought treatment or did normal-weight controls. Both obese groups (including those who had not sought treatment) endorsed more symptoms of distress, negative emotional eating, overeating, difficulty resisting temptation, and less exercise than did normal-weight controls.
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