Korean J Community Nutr.  2013 Dec;18(6):599-610. 10.5720/kjcn.2013.18.6.599.

Effect of a Diet Program for Adult Women on Body Weight Loss and Health Related Indices

• Park H
• Cho S
• Koo JO

• KMID: 2267582
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2013.18.6.599

Abstract

This study was carried out to analyze the effect of a diet program for adult women on weight loss, BMI, eating habits, sleeping habits, health related indices. The subjects was 415 participants of the 10 weeks (20 time participation program). The data was collected by basic somatometry and HRV (Heart Rate Variability) / APG (Accelerated Plethysmograph) Analyzer. The average age, height, weight and BMI were 28.6 years, 162.1 cm, 62.8 kg and 23.9 kg/m2, respectively. Their body types by BMI were under weight (1.2%), normal (45.8%), overweight (24.8%), mild obesity (22.7%) and obesity (5.5%). There were significant reductions of average weight (4.6 kg) and average BMI (1.75 kg/m2) on the 10th week. There were positive changes in vascular age (50.4%), stress index (44.6%), fatigue index (43.9%), health index (54.5%) of the subjects during the program. There was a meaningful difference of the average variation for the vascular age, stress index, fatigue index, and health index between two groups; one improving the eating habit and the other did not (p < 0.05), and also there was a meaningful difference of the average variation for the fatigue index in both groups improving the sleeping habit (p < 0.05), but was not a meaningful difference of the average variation for the vascular age, stress index, and health index between two groups. There was a meaningful difference of the average variation for the vascular age, stress index, fatigue index, and health index between two groups improving both eating and sleeping habit (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the weight loss program was effective on the weight loss and BMI reduction and health related indices.

Keyword

diet program; health related index; eating habit

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Body Weight*
Diet*
Eating
Fatigue
Female
Humans
Obesity
Overweight
Somatotypes
Weight Loss
Weight Reduction Programs

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Change of BMI distribution by progression of weight loss program.

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  Fig. 2 Change of weight, BMI and health related index by progression of weight loss program.

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