Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
The projects funded by this grant, primarily focus on environmental factors that promote weight-gain in the general human population, and how to modify these factors, to prevent further weight-gain in the future. In the coming years, the researchers at the University of Colorado-HSC hope to gain an understanding as to how small changes in diet and physical activity can be achieved and sustained to prevent weight-gain.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALsmall changes in physical activity and diet
Sponsors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* BMI: 21-26 * \< 5lb. weight change in 6 mo. * usual fat intake 25-35% * regularly eats 3 meals/day * no chronic health problems known to affect appetite * either active or inactive (specific criteria do exist) * no smoking * women must be on bcps * no evidence of depression, eating disorder, or restrained eater (determined from validated questionnaires).
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed