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Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition

2014

Weight loss

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E-Coaching For Weight Loss, Jennifer Warren Nov 2014

E-Coaching For Weight Loss, Jennifer Warren

Jennifer Warren

The obesity epidemic continues to be a major problem with no clear end in sight. Health professionals and public health experts must look for innovative ways to prevent further increases of obesity.  Using technology could be one way to solve this problem through the use of e-coaching.  E-coaching is a way to offer personal coaching, or support, in an electronic manner that is also cost effective.  The purpose of this study is to research the effects of the e-coaching system as a valuable weight loss method. Clients participating in an e-coaching program for weight loss showed a reduction in weight …

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An Analysis Of The Weight Watchers And Atkins Diets: The Effects Of Calorie Restriction And Nutrition Levels, Heather Brown Apr 2014

An Analysis Of The Weight Watchers And Atkins Diets: The Effects Of Calorie Restriction And Nutrition Levels, Heather Brown

Senior Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a calorie-restricted diet versus one with restricted food groups. To accomplish this, a survey with 19 participants, age ranging from 25 to 74 years, was taken for people who attempted Weight Watchers, a calorie-restricted diet, and Atkins, a low-carbohydrate diet. The success rates of each of these diets will be compared and analyzed in this study. Participants reported short-term and long-term weight loss results. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics and two independent t-tests were performed. For short-term weight loss on Atkins, M = 20.25, and on Weight …

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Exploring New Approaches For Weight Loss Maintenance: Intuitive Eating And Emotional Brain Training, Joy Ann Vaught Jan 2014

Exploring New Approaches For Weight Loss Maintenance: Intuitive Eating And Emotional Brain Training, Joy Ann Vaught

Theses and Dissertations--Nutrition and Food Systems

While traditional behavioral weight loss programs have been successful at producing weight loss, weight maintenance is difficult to achieve. Addressing stress, one major contributing factor in weight gain, may be a potential solution. The purpose of this study was to test a stress-management program (EBT) for changes in weight and blood pressure, and maintenance of those changes. Obese adults (N=33) were randomized to two weight loss groups for a seven-week intervention and a seven-week follow-up period: an intuitive eating group or a stress management group. The intuitive eating group did not have any statistically significant changes in weight or blood …

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