Can a relatively low-intensity intervention by health professionals prevent weight gain in mid-age women? 12-Month outcomes of the 40-Something randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weight gain in perimenopausal women results in increased visceral adipose tissue, leading to metabolic syndrome and associated comorbidities. Despite a high prevalence of weight gain at this life stage, interventions to prevent menopausal obesity are lacking.

Aim

To test the effectiveness of an intervention delivered by health professionals using a motivational interviewing (MI) counselling style in preventing weight gain in non-obese (body mass index (BMI) 18.5 and 29.9 kg m(-2)) women in late premenopause.

Methods

In a randomised controlled trial, 54 women (mean (s.d.) age 47.3 (1.8) years; BMI 25.1 (2.4) kg m(-2)) who had menstruated within the preceding 3 months were randomly assigned to an MI intervention (n=28) (five health professional MI counselling

SUBMITTER: Williams LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4042310 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature