Four worksite weight loss programs with high-stress occupations using a meal replacement product
| Autor: | C Winick, R L Norman, D Q Rothacker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male Longitudinal study medicine.medical_specialty Meal replacement Diet Reducing Overweight Body Mass Index Occupational medicine Age Distribution Weight loss Weight Loss medicine Humans Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Longitudinal Studies Sex Distribution Workplace Meal business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity United States Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Stress Psychological Demography Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Occupational medicine (Oxford, England). 52(1) |
| ISSN: | 0962-7480 |
| Popis: | The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of worksite weight reduction programs at high-stress worksites. We employed a longitudinal study based on two meal replacements daily with subjects choosing a third 'sensible' meal. The subjects were 492 healthy, overweight men and women working in high-stress occupations (police, hospital health professionals, flight crew members, firefighters). The mean group ages ranged from 32.17 +/- 5.70 to 44.50 +/- 16.40 years; the mean group body mass indexes (BMIs) ranged from 27.40 +/- 2.54 to 32.90 +/- 3.39 kg/m(2). The completion rate for the 12 weeks was 79.8%. Reductions in mean weight and mean BMI were greater than in medically supervised clinical trials with non-worksite adults. Firefighters lost the most weight and medical personnel the least. Follow-up found considerable retention of weight loss. Men lost significantly more weight than women (p < 0.006). We conclude that employees in some high-stress settings may participate productively in worksite weight reduction and maintenance programs that use meal replacements. |
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