A Commercially Available Portion-Controlled Diet Program Is More Effective for Weight Loss than a Self-Directed Diet: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine changes in weight and related outcomes in response to a commercial weight loss program compared to a self-directed diet in adults with overweight or obesity.

Design

Participants were randomly assigned [stratified by body mass index (BMI) and age] to a commercial weight loss program (n = 38) or to a self-directed Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet (n = 40) for a 16-week period. Daily energy intake goals were 1,500 kcal/d for men and 1,200 kcal/d for women, except for the first week of the commercial program (1,000 kcal/d). This study was registered at http://ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03017443).

Participants

Primarily Caucasian (71%) women (n = 61) and men (n = 17) from the greater metropolitan area of the c

SUBMITTER: Cook CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5681920 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature