Self-reported weight loss practices among African American and Hispanic adults in the United States.

Objective: To describe weight loss methods used and interactions with health care professionals on the issue of weight among African Americans and Hispanics.

Methods: Five hundred thirty-seven African American and 526 Hispanic adults who self-described as being overweight participated in a telephone interview.

Results: Exercise and healthy eating were the 2 most commonly used weight loss methods among both groups; prescription medications were the least-utilized weight loss aid.

Weight management advice: what do doctors recommend to their patients?

Objective: To examine the weight management interventions that a broad population of adults reported receiving from physicians and assess what drug-related and behavioral information physicians provided when they prescribe weight loss medications.

Methods: A random-digit dialed telephone survey was conducted in 2005-2006 with a representative sample of 3,500 American adults.

Results: The most frequently reported interventions were having a doctor tell them about the health problems associated with being overweight (48.

Weight loss expectations and goals in a population sample of overweight and obese US adults.

The purpose of this study was to investigate weight loss expectations and goals in a population sample of US adults who planned to make a weight loss attempt, and to examine predictors of those expectations and goals. Participants were 658 overweight and obese adults (55% women, mean age = 47.9 years, BMI = 31.

Self-reported comorbidities among self-described overweight African-American and Hispanic adults in the United States: results of a national survey.

Objective: To examine the concordance between self-described weight status and BMI, the prevalence of self-reported comorbidities, and the association between comorbidities and self-rated health among overweight African-American and Hispanic US adults.

Methods And Procedures: A nationally representative sample of 537 African-American and 526 Hispanic adults who were identified using a combination of random digit dialing and listed household sampling and self-described as being slightly or very overweight participated in a telephone interview. Self-reported height and weight were used to calculate BMI.

Use of dietary supplements for weight loss in the United States: results of a national survey.

We examined dietary supplement use for weight loss and perceptions about safety, efficacy, and regulatory oversight of these products. A random digit-dialed telephone survey was conducted in 2005-2006, with a representative sample of 3,500 US adults. The survey assessed the beliefs and practices related to weight control.