Comparison of commercial and self-initiated weight loss programs in people with prediabetes: A randomized control trial

D.G. Marrero, K.N.B. Palmer, E.O. Phillips, K. Miller-Kovach, G.D. Foster and C.K. Saha

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 5, 949-956

Abstract: Objectives. To determine if a widely available weight-management program (Weight Watchers) could achieve sufficient weight loss in persons with prediabetes compared with a Diabetes Prevention Program-based individual counseling program supported by National Diabetes Education Program materials. Methods. We conducted an individual, randomized intervention trial in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2013 to 2014, in 225 persons with prediabetes. We compared the Weight Watchers weight-management program (n = 112) with YourGame Plan to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, a program developed by the National Diabetes Education Program. Outcomes were weight and metabolic markers measured at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Results. Intervention participants lost significantly more weight than controls at 6 months (5.5% vs 0.8%) and 12 months (5.5% vs 0.2%; both P

Keywords: glycosylated hemoglobin; high density lipoprotein, adult; aged; blood; body mass; body weight; controlled study; counseling; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; diet; exercise; female; human; Indiana; lifestyle; male; middle aged; Prediabetic State; procedures; randomized controlled trial; socioeconomics; weight loss program, Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Counseling; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diet; Exercise; Female; Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; Humans; Indiana; Life Style; Lipoproteins, HDL; Male; Middle Aged; Prediabetic State; Socioeconomic Factors; Weight Reduction Programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.303035

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