Does the incorporation of portion-control strategies in a behavioral program improve weight loss in a 1-year randomized controlled trial?

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Controlling food portion sizes can help reduce energy intake, but the effect of different portion-control methods on weight management is not known. In a 1-year randomized trial, we tested whether the efficacy of a behavioral weight-loss program was improved by incorporating either of the two portion-control strategies instead of standard advice about eating less.

Subjects/methods

The Portion-Control Strategies Trial included 186 women with obesity (81%) or overweight (19%). Participants were randomly assigned to one of three equally intensive behavioral programs, consisting of 19 individual sessions over 12 months. The Standard Advice Group was instructed to eat less food while making healthy choices, the Portion Selection Group was instructed to choos

SUBMITTER: Rolls BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5340595 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature