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 .
Short-term effects of a "health-at-every-size" approach on eating behaviors and appetite ratings.
OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of a " Health-At-Every-Size " ( HAES ) intervention on eating behaviors and appetite ratings in 144 premenopausal overweight women . RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Women were r and omly assigned to one of the 3 groups : HAES group , social support ( SS ) group , and control group ( N = 48 in each group ) . Interventions were conducted over a 4-month period , and measurements were taken before and after this period . Eating behaviors ( cognitive dietary restraint , disinhibition , and susceptibility to hunger ) were evaluated by the Three-Factor Eating Question naire .  Appetite ratings ( desire to eat , hunger , fullness , and prospect i ve food consumption ) were assessed by  visual analogue scales  before and after a st and ardized breakfast . RESULTS More important decreases in susceptibility to hunger and external hunger were observed in the HAES group when compared with the SS group ( p=0.05 , for susceptibility to hunger ) and the control group ( p=0.02 and p=0.005 , for susceptibility to hunger and external hunger , respectively ) . In addition , women from the HAES group had more important decreases in postpr and ial area under the curve for desire to eat ( p=0.02 ) and hunger ( p=0.04 ) when compared with the control group . The change in the desire to eat noted in the HAES group was also different from the one observed in SS group ( p=0.02 ) . Women from the HAES group experienced significant weight loss at 4 months ( -1.6+/-2.5 kg , p<0.0001 ) , which did not differ significantly from the SS and control groups ( p=0.09 ) . An increase in flexible restraint was significantly related to a greater weight loss in both HAES and SS groups ( r=-0.39 , p<0.01 ; and r=-0.37 , p<0.05 , respectively ) . A decrease in habitual susceptibility to disinhibition was also associated with a greater weight loss in HAES and control groups ( r=0.31 , p<0.05 ; and r=0.44 , p<0.05 , respectively ) . DISCUSSION These results suggest that a HAES intervention could have significant effects on eating behaviors and appetite ratings in premenopausal overweight women , when compared with an SS intervention or a control group
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 .