The sessions provide workbooks recipes and intensive behavior change therapy. Time is estimated for recruiting clients marketing conducting the sessions preparation time checking each participants diet and exercise diary and collecting metricsdata. When the original 5 week program was implemented at an AF Site Scott AFB as part of an AF funded research project the clients demonstrated reduced serum cholesterol levels which reduced the need for cholesterol lowering medications. Clients were very satisfied with the program. Metrics used to document effectiveness will be the outcomes in the Nutritional Management Information System for hyperlipidemia i.e. medication serum lipidlevels weight changes and patient satisfaction.
Cost includes professional kits certificiation kits participants manual and materials.
Cost share funds include time from counselors.