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SynthesisJournal of nutrition education and behavior

Dietary interventions and quality of life: a systematic review of the literature.

Tiffany L Carson, Bertha Hidalgo, Jamy D Ard, Olivia Affuso

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of nutrition education and behavior. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Effect of exercise as adjuvant to energy-restricted diets on quality of life and depression outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022
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  7. Health-Related Quality of Life in Weight Loss Interventions: Results from the OPTIWIN Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Tiffany L CarsonDivision of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: slamona@uabmc.edu.
Bertha HidalgoDepartment of Biostatistics, Section on Statistical Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL.
Jamy D ArdDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC.
Olivia AffusoNutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

Funding

University of Alabama at Birmingham's Diabetes Research CenterP30DK079626 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Kirk Michael Habegger · 2013 to 2026
$19.5M
Training ProgramU54CA153719 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI PARTRIDGE, EDWARD E. · 2010 to 2015
$7.6M
UAB Statistical Genetics Post-Doctoral Training ProgramT32HL072757 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI TIWARI, HEMANT K. · 2003 to 2016
$3.8M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA153719NHLBI NIH HHS 5T32HL072757-10NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL072757NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo systematically review the literature to examine whether there has been adequate assessment of the effects of dietary intervention on quality of life (QOL) independent of weight loss, assess which instruments are being used to measure nutrition-related QOL, identify gaps in the literature, and suggest future directions.

designSystematic review guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement.

resultsA total of 24 studies were eligible for inclusion. The Short Form-36 Health Survey was the most widely used instrument to assess QOL. Other disease-specific instruments were used. Several different dietary approaches (eg, low carbohydrate, low calorie, low fat, combinations) were recommended. Across studies, QOL generally improved after participating in behavioral weight loss interventions, but findings revealed a lack of evidence to definitively determine whether reported changes in QOL were a result of weight loss or independent of it. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: It is important to consider how making broad dietary recommendations for all individuals might affect overall QOL in both positive and negative directions when considering factors other than weight loss and health improvement. If dietary interventions are adversely affecting QOL in other domains (eg, social, economic) and this relationship is not being detected or reported by current research practices, barriers for successful and sustainable dietary changes may not be fully understood.

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DietDiet TherapyQuality of LifeWeight LossAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedWeight Reduction Programsdietquality of lifereviewweight loss

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PMID24183706
PMCPMC3982833

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