Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2016
Comparison of Commercial and Self-Initiated Weight Loss Programs in People With Prediabetes: A Randomized Control Trial.
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- A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions in adults.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
- A Multilevel Diabetes and CVD Risk Reduction Intervention in African American Churches: Project Faith Influencing Transformation (FIT) Feasibility and Outcomes.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Pooled it
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- Diet, physical activity or both for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of a digital weight management program on diet quality: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- An Evaluation of a Personalized Multicomponent Commercial Digital Weight Management Program: Single-Arm Behavioral Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of Goal-Directed and Outcome-Based Financial Incentives for Weight Loss in Primary Care Patients With Obesity Living in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2023Trial
- Comparison of Two Diet and Exercise Approaches on Weight Loss and Health Outcomes in Obese Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of a behavioral weight management intervention by race, ethnicity, income, and education: a meta-analysis.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- The effects of a fully subsidized behavioral weight management program among healthcare workers with pre-diabetes and diabetes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Implementation of diabetes prevention programs into clinical practice and community settings: a systematic search and review.Implementation science communications · 2025Review
- Long-Term Weight Loss Outcomes in a Virtual Weight Care Clinic Prescribing a Broad Range of Medications Alongside Behavior Change.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Bilingual Nutrition Education Program in Partnership with a Mobile Health Unit.Nutrients · 2024Article
- A co-designed, community-based intensive health behavior intervention promotes participation and engagement in youth with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2023Article
- Commercial Weight Loss Programs in the Management of Obesity: an Update.Current obesity reports · 2021Review
- Effect of JumpstartMD, a Commercial Low-Calorie Low-Carbohydrate Physician-Supervised Weight Loss Program, on 22,407 Adults.Journal of obesity · 2020Article
- Weight bias internalization in a commercial weight management sample: prevalence and correlates.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
- Fad Diets: Hype or Hope?Current nutrition reports · 2018Review
- Building Toward a Population-Based Approach to Diabetes Screening and Prevention for US Adults.Current diabetes reports · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo 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.
methodsWe 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 Your Game 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.
resultsIntervention 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 < .001). The intervention group also had significantly greater improvements in hemoglobin A1c and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level than did controls.
conclusionsA large weight-management program is effective for achieving lifestyle changes associated with diabetes prevention. Such programs could significantly increase the availability of diabetes prevention programs worldwide making an immediate and significant public health impact.
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