Changes in diet quality during a 12 month weight loss randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reductions in energy intake are seen in weight loss trials, but whether this occurs with improvements to diet quality (DQ) is less established. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in diet quality in a sample of volunteers in a weight loss trial.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of dietary data from a lifestyle intervention trial (the HealthTrack study) which advised on dietary guidelines. The trial ran for 12 months with three treatment groups: control (general advice C), intervention (individualised advice, I), and intervention plus a supplement of walnuts (IW). Both the published a priori diet quality score (APDQS, maximum score 164) and a study specific Diet Quality Tracker (DQT, maximum score 44) indicated compliance

SUBMITTER: Wibisono C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050806 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature