The role of mindfulness training in sustaining weight reduction: retrospective cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological stress has an established bi-directional relationship with obesity. Mindfulness techniques reduce stress and improve eating behaviours, but their long-term impact remains untested. CALMPOD (Compassionate Approach to Living Mindfully for Prevention of Disease) is a psychoeducational mindfulness-based course evidenced to improve eating patterns across a 6-month period, possibly by reducing stress. However, no long-term evaluation of impact exists.

Aims

This study retrospectively evaluates 2-year outcomes of CALMPOD on patient engagement, weight and metabolic markers.

Method

All adults with a body mass index >35 kg/m² attending an UK obesity service during 2016-2020 were offered CALMPOD. Those who refused CALMPOD were offered standard

SUBMITTER: Hanson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9707508 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature