Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2016
Randomized clinical trial of portion-controlled prepackaged foods to promote weight loss.
Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Meal replacements on obesity and leptin: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Pooled it
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- Does the incorporation of portion-control strategies in a behavioral program improve weight loss in a 1-year randomized controlled trial?International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Trial
- Effect of an Intensive Food-as-Medicine Program on Health and Health Care Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2024Article
- Food as medicine: a quasi-randomized control trial of two healthy food interventions for chronic disease management among ambulatory patients at an urban academic center.Primary health care research & development · 2023Article
- Obesity and malnutrition in children and adults: A clinical review.Obesity pillars · 2023Review
- Evidence and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines for management of overweight and obesity in midlife women: An AIIMS-DST initiative.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Review
- Factors Associated with Visceral Fat Loss in Response to a Multifaceted Weight Loss Intervention.Journal of obesity & weight loss therapy · 2017Article
- A Commercially Available Portion-Controlled Diet Program Is More Effective for Weight Loss than a Self-Directed Diet: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveProviding portion-controlled prepackaged foods in a behavioral counseling intervention may promote more weight and fat loss than a standard self-selected diet.
methodsThe primary aim was to test whether providing portion-controlled prepackaged lunch and dinner entrées within a behavioral weight loss intervention promotes greater weight loss at 12 weeks compared to self-selected foods in adults with overweight/obesity. Other aims were to examine effects on biological factors, fitness, and meal satisfaction. One-half of those assigned to prepackaged entrées were provided items with a higher protein level (>25% energy) as an exploratory aim.
resultsParticipants (N = 183) had a baseline weight of 95.9 (15.6) kg (mean [SD]) and BMI of 33.2 (3.5) kg/m(2) . Weight data at 12 weeks were available for 180 subjects. Weight loss for regular entrée, higher protein entrée, and control groups was 8.6 (3.9)%, 7.8 (5.1)%, and 6.0 (4.4)%, respectively (P < 0.05, intervention vs. control). Intervention participants lost more body fat than controls (5.7 [3.4] vs. 4.4 [3.3] kg, P < 0.05).
conclusionsA meal plan incorporating portion-controlled prepackaged entrées promotes greater weight and fat loss than a standard self-selected diet, with comparable meal satisfaction. Initial weight loss predicts long-term weight loss so these results are relevant to likelihood of longer term success.
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