Yonsei Med J.  2011 Mar;52(2):249-256. 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.249.

Application of Protein-Rich Oriental Diet in a Community-Based Obesity Control Program

• Joo NS
• Park YW
• Park KH
• Kim CW
• Kim BT

• KMID: 1779659
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.249

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the efficacy, safety and availability of a 12-week, community-based obesity control program called the Protein-Rich Oriental Diet (PRO Diet) and to compare it to a conventional diet.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A total of 515 overweight people (55 men and 460 women; mean age 41.9 +/- 9.8 years; body mass index (BMI) 28.1 +/- 3.6 kg/m2) participated in the program at two public health centers. PRO Diet was offered as the main diet recommendation for 12 weeks. As a control group, we selected a population who had followed a conventional diet program conducted at a public health center in 2006.
RESULTS
177 subjects (34.3%) completed the 12-week PRO Diet program. In a per protocol (PP) analysis, the mean changes in anthropometry were (conventional program vs. PRO Diet; weight, - 2.3 kg vs. - 4.7 kg, p < 0.001; BMI, - 1.1 kg/m2 vs. - 1.9 kg/m2, p < 0.001; waist circumference, - 3.3 cm vs. - 6.8 cm, p < 0.001; fat mass, - 2.0 kg vs. - 4.2 kg, p < 0.001; fat % mass, - 1.8% vs. - 3.9%, p < 0.001). The triglyceride reduction was significantly greater (- 30.16 mg/dL, p < 0.001) in the PRO Diet group after intervention compared to the conventional group.
CONCLUSION
The PRO Diet was an effective tool for weight loss in a community-based weight control program and well-tolerated.

Keyword

Protein Rich Oriental Diet; community-based obesity program; obesity

MeSH Terms

Adult
Blood Glucose/analysis
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Cholesterol/blood
*Diet, Reducing
Dietary Proteins/*therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Lipoproteins, HDL/blood
Male
Obesity/*diet therapy
Triglycerides/blood
Waist Circumference

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Secular changes of anthropometric parameters for 12-week intervention in per protocol group (n = 177) of PRO Diet. Each figure shows the changes of proportion in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference for the 12-week intervention. Error bar indicates standard error. PRO Diet, Protein-Rich Oriental Diet

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  Fig. 2 Proportion of participants who had weight reduction over 5% or 10% of initial body weight in the PRO Diet ITT (n = 302) & PP (n = 177) groups and the conventional public health center program PP group (n = 78). This figure shows the proportion of participants who had weight reduction of over 5% or 10% of their initial body weight compared to baseline body weight in the PRO Diet ITT and PP (n = 177) groups and the conventional public health center obesity control program PP group (n = 78). PRO Diet, Protein-Rich Oriental Diet; PP, per protocol; ITT, intertion to treat.

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