Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective is to compare the effectiveness of 4 different commercial weight-loss diets available to adults in the UK. This is achieved with a 6 month multi-centre randomised unblinded controlled trial of * Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution, * The slimFast Plan, * The weight Watchers Pure Points Programme, * Rosemary Conley's Eat Yourself Slim Diet & Fitness Plan. * No diet (control) Subjects are a community based sample of 300 (60 per group) otherwise healthy overweight and obese adults. Main outcome measures are weight and body fat change over 6 months.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALcalorie controlled diet
Sponsors
British Broadcasting Corporation
University of Surrey
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Body mass index (BMI) \> 27 and \< 40 kg/m2.
Exclusion criteria
* History of coronary heart disease * Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes * Renal, liver or respiratory failure * Gout * Taking lipid lowering or anti-hypertensive drugs * History of obesity with known cause (i.e. Cushings disease, hypothyroidism) * Previous gastric or weight loss surgery * Taking any weight loss drug (including Orlistat or Sibutramine) * Clinical depression * Eating disorders * Drug or alcohol abuse * Any malabsorptive state (including lactose intolerance) * Being treated for a malignancy * Being pregnant * Breastfeeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight loss | — |
| Fat loss | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed