Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomised Control Trial of Commercial Weight Loss Programme in a Community Based Sample of Obese Adults.
Brief Summary: The objective is to compare the effectiveness of 4 different commercial weight-loss diets available to adults in the UK.

This is achieved with a 6 month multi-centre randomised unblinded controlled trial of

* Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution,
* The slimFast Plan,
* The weight Watchers Pure Points Programme,
* Rosemary Conley's "Eat Yourself Slim" Diet \& Fitness Plan.
* No diet (control)

Subjects are a community based sample of 300 (60 per group) otherwise healthy overweight and obese adults.

Main outcome measures are weight and body fat change over 6 months.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* age 18-70 years
* body mass index \> 27 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

* history of cardiovascular symptomatology
* cholelithiasis
* urolithiasis
* insulin dependent diabetes
* pacemaker implantation
* pregnancy
* lactation
* vegetarianism
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Body mass index (BMI) \> 27 and \< 40 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of coronary heart disease
* Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
* Renal, liver or respiratory failure
* Gout
* Taking lipid lowering or anti-hypertensive drugs
* History of obesity with known cause (i.e. Cushings disease, hypothyroidism)
* Previous gastric or weight loss surgery
* Taking any weight loss drug (including Orlistat or Sibutramine)
* Clinical depression
* Eating disorders
* Drug or alcohol abuse
* Any malabsorptive state (including lactose intolerance)
* Being treated for a malignancy
* Being pregnant
* Breastfeeding
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* BMI of 27-40 kg/m2
* 30-75 years of age
* Stable body weight for the preceding 6 months
* Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for at least 6 months prior to enrollment
* HbA1c of 6.5 to 9.0
* Treatment by diet or oral agents only

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy or lactation
* Active cardiac, pulmonary, renal, liver, or gastrointestinal disease
* Untreated thyroid disease or hypertension
* Hypertriglyceridemia with levels of TG \> 500 mg/dl
* Use of insulin
* Use of specific medications that may alter lipid or glucose metabolism (other than the statins)
* Use of medications that commonly cause significant alterations in body weight (e.g., corticosteroids).
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Body mass index 30 or greater
* Stable health
* Desire to lose weight
* Agrees to attend regular visits
* Access to telephone and reliable transportation
* Has a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) provider

Exclusion Criteria:

* Certain chronic or unstable disease (kidney or liver disease, type 1 diabetes, hemoglobin A1c 12% or more, insulin use, unstable heart disease, transplant recipient, blood pressure 160/100 or greater, fasting blood triglycerides 600 or greater, LDL cholesterol 190 or greater)
* Pregnancy, breastfeeding, lack of birth control
* Active dementia, psychiatric illness, or substance abuse (past year)
* Weight loss therapy in previous month
* Pacemaker or defibrillator
* Enrolled in another study that might affect measurements
* Previously in study of low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet for weight loss
* Unable to complete all study measures

Answer: B