Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Ripple Effect of a Nationally Available Weight Management Program on Untreated Spouses.
Amy A GorinErin M LenzTalea CorneliusTania Huedo-MedinaAlexis C WojtanowskiGary D FosterPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)
Evidence of a ripple effect was found in untreated spouses in both formal and self-guided weight management approaches. These data suggest that weight loss can spread within couples, and that widely available lifestyle programs have weight loss effects beyond the treated individual.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- randomized controlled trial
- gastric bypass
- weight gain
- body mass index
- physical activity
- study protocol
- glycemic control
- obese patients
- metabolic syndrome
- electronic health record
- cardiovascular disease
- big data
- clinical trial
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- newly diagnosed
- intimate partner violence