ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2020
Effects of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Program on Weight and Metabolic Characteristics in Adults with Severe Obesity.
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- Weight Management Strategies to Reduce Metabolic Morbidity in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Structured lifestyle modification as an adjunct to obesity pharmacotherapy: there is much to learn.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Review
- A comparison of virtual and in person delivery of a full meal replacement program for obesity.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- Higher Waist Hip Ratio Genetic Risk Score Is Associated with Reduced Weight Loss in Patients with Severe Obesity Completing a Meal Replacement Programme.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Changes in the Leptin to Adiponectin Ratio Are Proportional to Weight Loss After Meal Replacement in Adults With Severe Obesity.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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- Changes in alanine aminotransferase in adults with severe and complicated obesity during a milk-based meal replacement programme.Nutrition & metabolism · 2020Article
- Long-Term Changes in Weight in Patients With Severe and Complicated Obesity After Completion of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Programme.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
- The Effects of a Nutrition Education Program on Dietary Intake and Biomarkers in HIV+ Adults.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveLow energy meal replacement regimens can induce short-term weight loss in patients with severe obesity, but usually require specially formulated dietary supplements. We sought to determine the effects of a milk-based meal replacement program on anthropometric and metabolic characteristics in adults with severe obesity.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients attending our hospital-based bariatric medicine service who completed a 24-week program consisting of eight weeks of milk-based meal replacement followed by weight stabilisation and maintenance phases. Patients were seen fortnightly by the bariatric physician, nurse and dietitian. We assessed changes in anthropometric and metabolic outcomes in completers at 0, 8, 16 and 24 weeks.
resultsOf 105 program completers available for follow-up, 53.3% were female. Mean age was 51.1±11.2 years. Body weight decreased from 144.0±27.6 kg at baseline to 121.1±25.0 kg at 24 weeks (
conclusionThese preliminary findings suggest that completion of a 24-week milk-based meal replacement program has large effects on important outcomes in adults with severe obesity. However, attrition was high. Prospective assessment of the efficacy, safety, durability and cost-effectiveness of this intervention seems warranted.
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