These treatments can also cause impotence, loss of sexual desire, fatigue and osteoporosis, or bone deterioration. To Track Participants' Progress Researchers at the Diet Modification Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine recently launched an interactive, six-week program to exchange information with participants in a diet study. Our study participants can access their information 24 hours a day and, by making diet information more readily available and providing rapid feedback, we think participants will be able to make better lifestyle changes. Researchers hope to determine which is more effective at delaying or preventing the onset of diabetes, while also lowering blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The goal is to identify the diet that people are most likely to stick with.
Dieters can access diet materials from individualized, password-protected websites.
Each will receive an appropriate meal pattern, tips for selecting food when eating out, brand-name food lists and recipes. Participants must submit food records, record body weight and track their levels of satiety with meals and hunger between meals. After evaluating the food records, Baylor dietitians give feedback about menu choices and serve as motivators. If so, your physician is the best source for information on treatments not traditionally associated with Western medicine. I find that 70 to 80 percent of things I see in family practice are stress-induced.