Long-term effects on weight loss and maintenance by intensive start with diet and exercise.

This 36-month study aimed to determine whether exercise intervention added to weight loss treatment in the beginning or at 6 months is effective for weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. A total of 120 obese adults (body mass index >30) were randomly assigned to intensified behavioral modification (iBM), iBM+ additional exercise from 0 to 3 months (CWT1), iBM+ additional exercise from 6 to 9 months (CWT2), and a control group (CON). Questionnaires and measurements were collected at baseline, 3, 9, 24, and 36 months.

Effective Weight Loss and Maintenance by Intensive Start with Diet and Exercise.

Introduction: This 24-month study aimed to determine whether exercise intervention added to weight loss treatment at 6 months is effective for weight loss and maintenance.

Methods: A total of 120 obese subjects (body mass index > 30) were randomly assigned to intensified behavioral modification (iBM) (n = 30), behavioral modification + exercise from 0 to 3 months (circuit weight training group 1 [CWT1]) (n = 30), behavioral modification + exercise from 6 to 9 months (CWT2) (n = 30), and a control group (CON) (n = 30). Health behavior, weight, waist circumference, and 2-h glucose tolerance test with insulin measurements were measured at 0, 3, 9, and 24 months.

Lifestyle intervention has a beneficial effect on eating behavior and long-term weight loss in obese adults.

Objective: To investigate the change in eating behavior and the factors related with the change among successful dieters (maintained a weight loss of ≥5% of original weight).

Methods: Obese adult subjects (21 male, 55 female) were randomized into three-year lifestyle intervention (n=59) and control groups (n=17). Eating behavior (cognitive restraint of eating, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating) was evaluated by the TFEQ-18 and motivation to lose weight and tolerance to problems by a separate questionnaire.

Physical activity and aerobic fitness are positively associated with heart rate variability in obese adults.

Background: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction and obesity are intrinsically related to each other. In normal-weight subjects physical activity (PA) and fitness are related to cardiovascular autonomic regulation, providing evidence that aerobic training may improve ANS functioning measured by heart rate variability (HRV). The goal of this study was to investigate the association between lifetime PA, aerobic fitness and HRV in obese adults.

Factors associated with parental recognition of a child's overweight status--a cross sectional study.

Background: Very few studies have evaluated the association between a child's lifestyle factors and their parent's ability to recognise the overweight status of their offspring. The aim of this study was to analyze the factors associated with a parent's ability to recognise their own offspring's overweight status.

Methods: 125 overweight children out of all 1,278 school beginners in Northern Finland were enrolled.