Evaluation of the self-help programme „I lose weight“
- 15.06.2005
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Weight loss, dietary pattern and acceptance in overweight subjects after a 1-year advisor-supported intervention
G. H. Scholz, G. Flehmig, M. Scholz, Y. Klepzig, D. Gutknecht, K. Kellner, C. Rademacher, H. Oberritter, H. Hauner
Lifestyle intervention programmes for treatment of overweight/obesity have to consider evidence-based guidelines and should fulfil practical needs. The revised „ICH nehme ab“ programme of the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) was designed as an advisor-supported self-help programme.It was evaluated in two samples of overweight/obese individuals comprising 96 females, BMI: 32.2 ± 5.4 kg/m² and 23 males, BMI: 32.8 ± 4.3 kg/m² according to defined criteria. Mean weight loss in the Intention-To-Treat (ITT) und Per-Protocol (PP) analyses was 2.3 ± 4.4 kg (ITT) and 2.8 ± 4.6 kg (PP) in females and 4.1 ± 5.7 kg (ITT) and 4.7 ± 6.3 kg (PP) in men after 12 month.
According to the ITT analysis 80 % of the participants reduced weight or kept it constant, 34 % reduced weight by 5 % or more and 10 % reduced weight by 10 % or more. An analysis of the dietary behaviour has shown that the intake of carbohydrates in females increased from 46 to 49 %, whereas fat intake decreased from 35 to 32 % (ITT, p
