Changes in dietary patterns when females engage in a weight management programme and their ability to meet Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's fibre and sugar recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate how dietary patterns (DP) change following engagement in a weight management programme. Using the DP identified, to study their relationship with weight loss achieved and ability to meet the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's 2015 fibre and sugar recommendations.

Design

Secondary analysis of FFQ data, which collected dietary information at two time points: retrospectively before (T0) and presently during (T1) Slimming World's programme, was analysed. Principal component analysis derived the DP present.

Setting

Online FFQ, hosted by Slimming World (SW) in the UK.

Participants

Female SW members (n 325; 17-68 years old).

Results

At T0, two DP, 'plant based' and 'processed meat and sugar added by the consumer' were identifi

SUBMITTER: Strathearn L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200638 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature