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Article: Investigators at University of Connecticut zero in on weight loss.
- Article from:
- Obesity & Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- January 5, 2009
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In this recent report published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To examine whether a weight loss program delivered to one spouse has beneficial effects on the untreated spouse and the home environment. We assessed untreated spouses of participants in three sites of Look AHEAD, a multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of intentional weight loss on cardiovascular outcomes in overweight individuals with type 2 diabetes."
"Participants and spouses (n = 357 pairs) were weighed and completed measures of diet and physical activity at 0 and 12 months. Spouses completed household food and ...