RESULTS Non-diet interventions result ed in statistically significant improvements in disordered eating patterns , self-esteem , and depression .
OBJECTIVE To determine the overall effect of non-diet , weight-neutral interventions on factors such as weight , biochemical measures , food and activity behavior , body image , and mental health .
Sustainability of health and lifestyle improvements following a non-dieting randomised trial in overweight women.
OBJECTIVE To compare three non-dieting interventions that focused on lifestyle change rather than weight loss , in terms of the sustainability of improvements in lifestyle behaviors , psychological well-being and medical symptoms at 2 years . METHOD In Dunedin , New Zeal and in 2002/2003 , 225 obese/overweight women ( BMI > or = 28 ; 25 - 68 years ) participated in a r and omised , intention-to-treat trial comparing two group programs ( P1 , P2 ) and a self-guided mail-delivered program ( P3 ) . Only P1 included intensive relaxation response training . All three non-dieting interventions involved a 10-week program , followed by an eight-month support phase . Participants completed baseline , 1-year and 2-year assessment s. Outcomes included behavioral , psychological and medical symptom measures and a composite success score . RESULTS 118 participants completed the 2-year follow-up . Only among P1 participants were the reductions in psychological distress and medical symptoms achieved at 1 year , also maintained at 2 years . At 2 years , P1 participants had significantly greater increases in stress management behaviors than those in P2 ( p<0.05 ) , and significantly greater success scores than those in P3 ( p<0.05 ) . In all three programs , mean weight was unchanged at 2 years . CONCLUSION Inclusion of relaxation response training in a healthy lifestyle program facilitates long-term maintenance of psychological and medical symptom improvements even in the absence of weight loss
RESULTS Non-diet interventions result ed in statistically significant improvements in disordered eating patterns , self-esteem , and depression .
OBJECTIVE To determine the overall effect of non-diet , weight-neutral interventions on factors such as weight , biochemical measures , food and activity behavior , body image , and mental health .