Meal replacement soups and shakes: do they have a place in public health practice to manage weight loss?

McGill, Bronwyn; Grunseit, Anne; Phongsavan, Philayrath; Harper, Claudia; O'Hara, BlytheClaudia J

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“…The intermittent use of meal replacements exemplifies another way that the LTMP supports participants to manage relapses or anticipated relapses in the context of real-life events [40]. The way in which our study participants viewed the role of the LTMP is aligned with research highlighting the importance of (a) recognising that relapses are possible and are in fact, likely, and (b) that self-regulatory approaches suited to an individual's needs and real-life context should be put in place as a relapse management strategy [33,41].…”

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“I’m Still on Track”: A Qualitative Exploration of Participant Experiences of a Weight Loss Maintenance Program

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Qualitative evidence of participants’ experiences of real-life weight loss maintenance programs is important for ongoing participant engagement and can inform program improvements. The purpose of this study was to understand how participants account for their engagement with a weight loss maintenance program and the role of the program in their weight management. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 17 participants of a weight loss maintenance program was conducted; common themes were identified using a thematic inductive approach. Many participant narratives incorporated recurrent descriptions of their program experiences as a weight management journey. Our analysis generated four themes: returning to real life as a threat, the personal responsibility imperative, the program supporting agency and the program supporting self-regulation. The program, which provides external support and strategies, overlapped with the context of returning to real life and the personal responsibility imperative. Participant accounts of their journey at this intersection include the program supporting both agency and self-regulation which influences ongoing weight management. The interplay between themes identified and the maintenance program services allows compatibility between participants’ sense of personal responsibility and the program components to help participants to ‘stay on track’ or ‘get back on track’. In providing sufficient structure, opportunities to revisit successful strategies, and accountability, participants are empowered to overcome real-life threats and make positive health choices.

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“…Our participants chose to use MRPs of their own accord and purchased them from local retailers and found ways to use them effectively in the context of their own lifestyles. This appears to be a strategy that is easy to adopt, and that allows for easier maintenance of a reduced body weight 58,59 …”

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“…This appears to be a strategy that is easy to adopt, and that allows for easier maintenance of a reduced body weight. 58 , 59 …”

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“…This appears to be a strategy that is easy to adopt, and that allows for easier maintenance of a reduced body weight. 58,59 To our knowledge, this is the first qualitative study to explore post-VLED weight maintenance experiences. Given only three studies qualitatively explore the use of VLEDs to date, as outlined in a systematic review, 28 this study added information not only about the use of VLED in a previously unstudied group (post-menopausal women) but also, regarding the post-diet weight maintenance phase.…”

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Postmenopausal women's experiences of weight maintenance following a very low energy diet

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Obesity Science & Practice

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Introduction Very low energy diets (VLEDs) effectively induce substantial weight loss in people with obesity, yet they are rarely used as a first line treatment. There is a belief that such diets do not teach the lifestyle behavior changes needed for long‐term weight maintenance. However, little is known about the lived experiences of people who have lost weight on a VLED in the long term. Methods This study aimed to explore the behaviors and experiences of postmenopausal women who had followed a 4‐month VLED (using total meal replacement products [MRPs]), followed by a food‐based, moderately energy‐restricted diet for an additional 8 months, as part of the TEMPO Diet Trial. Qualitative in‐depth semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants at 12 or 24 months (i.e., at 8 or 20 months post diet completion). Transcribed interviews were analyzed thematically using an inductive approach. Results Undertaking a VLED was reported by participants to confer advantages in weight maintenance that previous weight loss attempts had not been able to do for them. Firstly, the rapid and significant weight loss, in conjunction with ease of use, was motivational and helped instill confidence in the participants. Secondly, the cessation of a normal diet during the VLED was reported by participants to break weight gain‐inducing habits, allowing them to abandon unhelpful habits and to introduce in their place more appropriate attitudes toward weight maintenance. Lastly, the new identity, helpful habits and increased self‐efficacy around weight loss supported participants during weight maintenance. Additionally, participants reported that ongoing occasional use of MRPs provided a useful and easy new strategy for countering weight regain and supporting their weight maintenance regimen. Conclusion Among the participants in this qualitative study, most of whom had maintained a loss of over 10% of their baseline body weight at the time of interview, using a VLED in the context of a clinical weight loss trial conferred confidence, motivation and skills for weight maintenance. These findings indicate that VLEDs with clinical support could be successfully leveraged to set up behaviors that will support weight maintenance in the long term.

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“…The MR can be made into different forms of presentation, including liquid forms such as beverages, soup, drinks, and shakes; solid forms such as bars, powder, crackers, etc. [13][14][15] (Fig. 1).…”

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A comprehensive review of meal&ensp;replacement from dining table to sickbed: beyond biomedical potentials

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Xu,

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Food Science and Human Wellness

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The emergence of meal replacement (MR) originates from physical exercise or fitness as a substitute for one or all meals and later expands to the field of weight loss. Indeed, the main application of current meal replacement is to lose body weight, whether patients with obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, infertile or pregnant women can benefit from weight loss. In addition, MRs still exhibit more biomedical potential in preventing and treating diseases, like anti-diabetes, improving fatty liver and kidney disease, preventing cancer, conceiving and reducing pregnancy complications, and improving life quality. Indeed, there are also disadvantages to meal replacement, including causing adverse effects, although most are acceptable and tolerated. To date, various commercially-developed MRs are walking from dining table to sickbed. Therefore, a scientific understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of meal replacements is crucial for their extensive application beyond biomedical potentials.

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Meal replacement soups and shakes: do they have a place in public health practice to manage weight loss?

Abstract: Citation: McGill B, Grunseit AC, Phongsavan P, Harper C, O'Hara BJ. Meal replacement soups and shakes: do they have a place in public health practice to manage weight loss? Public Health Res Pract. 2020; Online early publication. https://doi.

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“I’m Still on Track”: A Qualitative Exploration of Participant Experiences of a Weight Loss Maintenance Program

“I’m Still on Track”: A Qualitative Exploration of Participant Experiences of a Weight Loss Maintenance Program

Postmenopausal women's experiences of weight maintenance following a very low energy diet

A comprehensive review of meal&ensp;replacement from dining table to sickbed: beyond biomedical potentials

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