Randomized clinical trial of portion-controlled prepackaged foods to promote weight loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Providing portion-controlled prepackaged foods in a behavioral counseling intervention may promote more weight and fat loss than a standard self-selected diet.

Methods

The primary aim was to test whether providing portion-controlled prepackaged lunch and dinner entrées within a behavioral weight loss intervention promotes greater weight loss at 12 weeks compared to self-selected foods in adults with overweight/obesity. Other aims were to examine effects on biological factors, fitness, and meal satisfaction. One-half of those assigned to prepackaged entrées were provided items with a higher protein level (>25% energy) as an exploratory aim.

Results

Participants (N = 183) had a baseline weight of 95.9 (15.6) kg (mean [SD]) and BMI of 33.2 (3.5) kg/m(2) . Weigh

SUBMITTER: Rock CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5312668 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature