A smartphone based attentive eating intervention for energy intake and weight loss: results from a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laboratory studies suggest that eating more 'attentively' (e.g. attending to food being eaten and recalling eating episodes) can reduce food intake among participants with both healthy weight and overweight. The aim of this trial was to assess whether a smartphone application that encourages a more attentive eating style reduces energy intake and promotes weight loss.

Methods

In an open-label, single centre, parallel groups, individually randomised controlled trial, 107 adults with overweight/obesity in Merseyside, UK used an attentive eating smartphone application along with standard dietary advice (intervention group) or standard dietary advice only (control group) for 8 weeks. The primary outcomes were change in body weight at 8 weeks and energy intake at 4 and

SUBMITTER: Whitelock V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528285 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature