Greater weight loss seen at both three months and 12 months for adults using a commercial program versus a do-it-yourself approach<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Participation in a commercial weight management program is associated with greater weight loss at three and 12 months than a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in JAMA Network Open.<\/em><\/p>\n Deborah F. Tate, Ph.D., from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues compared the differences in weight change between individuals randomly assigned to either a commercial weight management program or a DIY approach. The analysis included 373 adults (aged 18 to 75 years) with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 45 kg\/m\u00c2\u00b2.<\/p>\n The researchers found that at three months, participants in the commercial program had a mean weight loss of \u00e2\u0088\u00923.8 kg versus \u00e2\u0088\u00921.8 kg among those in the DIY group, while at 12 months, participants had a mean weight loss of \u00e2\u0088\u00924.4 kg and \u00e2\u0088\u00921.7 kg, respectively. A greater percentage of participants in the commercial program group achieved loss of 5 percent of body weight at both three months (40.7 percent) and 12 months (42.8 percent) versus those in the DIY group (18.6 and 24.7 percent, respectively).<\/p>\n A commercial weight management program with reduced dietary self-monitoring produced clinically significant weight loss and may partially address the need for evidence-based approaches beyond the clinic setting, the authors write.<\/p>\n Funding for this study was provided by WW International; several authors disclosed financial ties to WW.<\/p>\n