Abstract
OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that eating control and physical activity help maintain weight and waist circumference after a very-low-calorie diet.
DESIGN:A 12 week weight reduction (WR) phase, followed by a 40 week weight maintenance (WM) phase. For the latter, the subjects were randomised into a no-exercise group and one of two groups with a walking program.
SUBJECTS:Eighty-five obese (body mass index 29–46, mean 34), clinically healthy, premenopausal women.
MEASUREMENTS:Body weight, waist circumference, body composition, the measuring restrained eating, disinhibition and hunger, measured by Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), binge eating measured by the Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh (BITE), and number of daily steps measured by a pedometer.
RESULTS:The change (Δ) in weight during WM was predicted by the following regression: Δweight (kg)=5.23+0.45 Δweight during WR+0.66 disinhibition during WM−0.00039 daily steps during WM, r 2=0.46, SEE 3.3 kg. The change in waist circumference during WM was predicted as Δwaist (cm)=0.76+0.75 Δweight during WM−0.00021 daily steps during WM, r 2=0.67, SEE 2.6 cm. Exercise group assignment did not affect the changes in weight, waist circumference, or indicators of eating control during the maintenance program.
CONCLUSIONS:Control of overeating, as indicated by a lower disinhibition factor of the TFEQ, and daily physical activity, as indicated by a higher number of daily steps, were positive and independent predictors of weight maintenance after a very-low-calorie diet. The number of daily steps showed an independent association with change in waist circumference during weight maintenance, even after adjustment for weight change.
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Fogelholm, M., Kukkonen-Harjula, K. & Oja, P. Eating control and physical activity as determinants of short-term weight maintenance after a very-low-calorie diet among obese women. Int J Obes 23, 203–210 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800825
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