Effects of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Program on Weight and Metabolic Characteristics in Adults with Severe Obesity.

Mohammed F RafeyConor F MurphyRazk AbdalgwadKatriona KilkellyHelena GriffinNiamh BeattyPaula M O'SheaChris Collins Robert Brian McGrath Mary HynesColin DavenportMartin O'DonnellFrancis Martin Finucane

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)

These preliminary findings suggest that completion of a 24-week milk-based meal replacement program has large effects on important outcomes in adults with severe obesity. However, attrition was high. Prospective assessment of the efficacy, safety, durability and cost-effectiveness of this intervention seems warranted.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
early onset
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
quality improvement
skeletal muscle
clinical trial
study protocol