Women assigned to diet-only lost an average of 15.6 lbs (8.5%) after one-year

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Women assigned to diet-only lost an average of 8.5% after one year, losing an average of 15.6 lbs, dropping from roughly 185 lbs down to 169 lbs according to a recent study from the U.S.

Diet

Diet of 1200 to 2000 calories per day, less than 30% of calories as fat

The diets ranged from 1200 to 2000 calories per day based on the women’s baseline body weight.

They were also told to eat a diet containing less than 30% of calories as fat.

Subjects

Subjects: 439 overweight-to-obese postmenopausal sedentary women assigned to one of four groups

The study involved 439 overweight-to-obese postmenopausal sedentary women who were assigned to one of four groups: diet alone, exercise alone, diet plus exercise, or the control group.

Average Body Weight

Average starting body weight 184 lbs, 48% body fat, BMI 30.8

On average, the women were 58-years-old, weighed 184 lbs, had a body mass index (BMI) of 30.8 (obese), and had 48% body fat.

Conclusion

Conclusion: Diet plus exercise causes the most weight loss

“Among postmenopausal women, lifestyle-change involving diet, exercise, or both combined over 1 year improves body weight and adiposity, with the greatest change arising from the combined intervention,” the authors of the study concluded.

REFERENCE

Foster-Schubert KE, Alfano C, Duggan C, Xiao L, Campbell K, Kong A, Bain C, Wang C, Blackburn G, Mctiernan A. Effect of diet and exercise, alone or combined, on weight and body composition in overweight-to-obese postmenopausal women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Apr 14, published on-line.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Anne McTiernan
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, USA
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University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, USA

 

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