Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of a men’s ‘waist loss’ program over one year in Indigenous men.
DESIGN: Pre-and post-test measurements of 47 Indigenous men on four island groups in the Torres Strait region of Northern Australia involved in a version of the ‘GutBuster’ program, modified by and for Indigenous men.
RESULTS: Weight, waist and hip size of 47 men, and body fat estimated from electrical impedence measures of 27 men, were compared at baseline, after approx 2 months, approx 6 months and approx one year. Average weight loss was 3.3 kg (3.5%), and waist loss 4.0 cm (3.5%). The average percentage decrease in fat mass (FM) was 10.8%. An environmental audit technique highlighted modifications needed to the environment to assist behaviour change.
CONCLUSIONS: Education-behaviour change interventions of this kind may offer opportunities for health improvements in Indigenous men.
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Egger, G., Fisher, G., Piers, S. et al. Abdominal obesity reduction in Indigenous men. Int J Obes 23, 564–569 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800869
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