Meal frequency
Conditions
Interventions
A balanced, individualized, hypocaloric diet plan, calculated according to the Dietary Reference Intake equations and specific to men and women (IOM, 2005), will be prescribed. Subsequently, it will b
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult women 20 to 59 years of age, obese, with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 kg / m2 (WHO, 1988), of any race or color, not menopausal, who have not changed body weight and who have not diet to lose weight in the last 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women will not be included athletes, users of medication or supplements for weight control, smokers, alcoholics, with cardiac complications, clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, pregnant women, infants, illiterates and those with diseases such as cancer, liver diseases and severe nephropathies. Women who do not comply with all the protocol proposed during the intervention or that present intercurrences that interfere with their eligibility during the study will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presentation of the expected outcome in the reduction of the body weight, between 4-5 kilograms, determined through the evaluation of the body composition before and after intervention and verified by means of a variation of at least 5% in these measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactErika Grangeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed