Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle Program and Decreased Obesity.

ABSTRACT: Failure of weight-loss programs is high. We evaluated a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle program. We investigated the obesity indices of 151 healthy adults who were on our ongoing, community-based program for the short (0.5 to ≤2 years), medium (2 to ≤5 years), or long term (5 to 10 years). Body composition indices were measured by medically approved bioimpedance. Body composition changes were favorable for all 3 groups and both genders. There were no differences in body composition between the males for all 3 groups, while there were lower body mass (BM), body mass index (BMI), and muscle mass in females on long-term versus short-term programs. All participants experienced a decrease in BMI (-2.5 kg/m²), BM (-7.1 kg), and body fat percentage (-6.4%; P < .001 for a

SUBMITTER: Jakse B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189574 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature