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ArticleBehavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)

A Randomized Pilot Study of a Phone-Based Mindfulness and Weight Loss Program.

Kelly M Carpenter, Katrina A Vickerman, Erica E Salmon, Harold S Javitz, Elissa S Epel, Jennifer C Lovejoy

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Article in Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on obesogenic eating behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  5. Emotional Eating Interventions for Adults Living With Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Behaviour Change Techniques.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  8. Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023
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  11. Third-wave cognitive behaviour therapies for weight management: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kelly M CarpenterCenter for Wellbeing Research, Alere Wellbeing, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Katrina A VickermanCenter for Wellbeing Research, Alere Wellbeing, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Erica E SalmonCenter for Wellbeing Research, Alere Wellbeing, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Harold S JavitzCenter for Health Sciences, SRI International, California USA.
Elissa S EpelUniversity of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jennifer C LovejoyArivale, Inc.; School of Public Health, University of Washington, USA.

Funding

Mind/Body Stress management to improve outcomes in a workplace weight loss prograR21AT007845 · NCCIH · CONSUMER WELLNESS SOLUTIONS, INC. · PI CARPENTER, KELLY M · 2013 to 2014
$359k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT007845
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of integrating mindfulness training into a phone-based weight loss program to improve outcomes in those with high levels of emotional eating. Participants were 75 enrollees into an employer-sponsored weight loss program who reported high levels of overeating in response to thoughts and feelings. Seventy-five overweight and obese participants (92% female, 65% Caucasian, aged 26 to 68 years) were randomized to the new mindfulness weight loss program (n = 50) or the standard behavioral weight loss program (n = 25). Both programs consisted of 11 coaching calls with health coaches and registered dietitians with supplemental online materials. Satisfaction, engagement, and percent weight lost did not significantly differ for intervention vs. control at six months. Intervention participants had significantly better scores at six-month follow-up on mindful eating, binge eating, experiential avoidance, and one mindfulness subscale. Exploratory analyses showed that improvements on several measures predicted more weight loss in the intervention group. This pilot study found that integrating mindfulness into a brief phone-based behavioral weight loss program was feasible and acceptable to participants, but did not produce greater weight loss on average, despite hypothesized changes in mindful eating. Only one third of intervention participants reported participating in mindfulness exercises regularly. Mechanisms of change observed within the intervention group suggest that for adults with high levels of emotional eating those who embrace mindful eating and meditation may lose more weight with a mindfulness intervention.

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AdultAgedBody WeightEatingEmotionsExerciseFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMeditationMiddle AgedMindfulnessObesityOverweightPilot Projectsemotional eatingMindfulnessobesityphone-based treatmentweight loss

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PMID28985151
PMCPMC8462129

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