Program Adherence and Effectiveness of a Commercial Nutrition Program: The Metabolic Balance Study

Abstract

Objective. To assess the effectiveness of a commercial nutrition program in improving weight, blood lipids, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods. Prospective observational study with followup after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months with data from questionnaires and blood samples. Subjects. After 12 months, we had data from 524 subjects (= 60.6% of the initial samples). 84.1% of the subjects were women. The average BMI at baseline was 30.3 (SD = 5.7). Results. After 12 months, the average weight loss was 6.8 kg (SD = 7.1 kg). Program adherence declined over time but was still high after 12 months and showed a positive linear correlation with weight loss. Relevant blood parameters as well as HRQOL improved significantly. Conclusion. After 12 months, nearly two thirds of the samples had achieved >5% reduction of their initial weights. The high degree of program adherence is probably due to personal counseling and individually designed nutrition plans provided by the program.

Eating behaviors as predictors of weight loss in a 6 month weight loss intervention

“…This study examined the effects of a 6‐month weight loss intervention conducted in worksites on eating behavior and measures of program adherence and evaluated these variables as predictors of weight loss over time. As anticipated based on the previous reports , a higher frequency of self‐monitoring and a higher frequency of group meeting attendance were significant predictors of weight loss success. In addition, and in contrast to the most previous studies evaluating eating behavior variables as predictors of weight loss, we identified a decrease in hunger as a significant predictor of successful weight loss.…”

Edukacja zdrowotna pacjentów z chorobami układu sercowo-naczyniowego

“…Po 12-miesięcz-nej obserwacji uzyskano wysoki stopień przestrzegania programu i zmniejszenie masy ciała o 5% u niemal 2/3 pacjentów [30]. W badaniach prowadzonych przez Chan i wsp.…”

Effect of JumpstartMD, a Commercial Low-Calorie Low-Carbohydrate Physician-Supervised Weight Loss Program, on 22,407 Adults

“…An anomaly was Mitchell et al who reported 25.7% non-follow-up among 1605 Medicaid recipients, which may be due to the lower socioeconomic status or racial composition of their sample [14]. To obtain corresponding samples, JumpstartMD LOCF data were calculated for patients attending ≥4 weeks for comparison with Meffert and Gerdes [27]. e recruitment criteria for subsidized physician referrals were generally ≥30 kg/m 2 , but exceptions could be made per the physician's discretion [20].…”

“…JumpstartMD weight losses were compared to those reported for other commercial programs (Weight Watchers [6,8,[11][12][13][14][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], Slimming World [12, 13, 15-22, 37, 43], Rosemary Conley [12,13,37,42], Biggest Losers Club [25,44,45], eDiet [46,47], Jenny Craig [23,24,33,[48][49][50], Itrim [26], Nutrisystem [9,33,[51][52][53], Medifast [28,29,[54][55][56], Health Management Resources [30,[57][58][59], Metabolic Balance Nutrition Program [27], and D...…”

“…is report presents weight loss data from over 20,000 selfpaying adults who participated in the JumpstartMD program in the San Francisco Bay Area between 2007 and 2017. Uncontrolled longitudinal patient data have previously been reported in peer-reviewed journals for Weight Watchers [11][12][13][14], Slimming World [12,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], Rosemary Conley [12,13], Jenny Craig [23,24], Biggest Loser Club [25], Itrim [26], Metabolic Balance Nutrition Program [27], Medifast [28,29], and Health Management Resources [30]. Mean weight loss for JumpstartMD patients are compared to the published weight losses of other commercial programs, taking into account covariates reported to affect weight loss success: BMI, sex, and age.…”