Evaluating environmental and inhibitory control strategies to improve outcomes in a widely available weight loss program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although many people try to lose weight, a large proportion of individuals do not achieve clinically significant weight loss. Nonresponse and relapse rates in lifestyle interventions are largely explained by challenges in avoiding or resisting temptation in the context of omnipresent food access. Innovative enhancement strategies are needed to help individuals manage temptation in evidence-based lifestyle interventions.

Methods

This prospective, four-parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial tests the efficacy of two weight management enhancement strategies on weight and dietary outcomes among individuals with overweight or obesity: (1) an environmental control strategy combining modification of the home food environment and grocery delivery (AVOID) and (2) an imp

SUBMITTER: Caceres NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9420799 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature