Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Continuous Energy Restriction group:8 weeks of diet intervention at 70% of energy balance
Ad-libitum intake group :8 weeks of diet intervention at 70% energy balance with two ad-libitum feeding days per week
Control group :Maintain habitual diet for 8 weeks
Sponsors
The Education University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: untrained obese (BMI >=25) female Chinese adults (age 18-35)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, lactating women, history of eating disorders, psychological disorders, chronic diseases or other health problems that may affect participation; and are not involved in any dietary approaches for weight management in the past 12 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body Composition ; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Health Biomarkers;Resting Metabolic Rate;Eating behaviours; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sun Fenghua; Jaclyn Hei Tsang
Department of Health and Physical Education, the Education University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed