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Long‐term effects of a Health‐at‐every‐size intervention on eating patterns in premenopausal overweight women
Author(s) -
Leblanc Vicky,
Provencher Véronique,
Bégin Catherine,
Corneau Louise,
Tremblay Angelo,
Lemieux Simone
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.588.3
Health‐At‐Every‐Size (HAES) approaches focus on healthy lifestyle by promoting behavioral changes related to diet and physical activity while emphasizing self‐acceptance and well‐being. To our knowledge, no study has yet investigated long‐term changes in eating patterns in response to a HAES intervention. Objective To assess long‐term effects of a 4‐month HAES intervention on eating patterns among premenopausal overweight women preoccupied about their weight and eating. Methods Women were randomly assigned to either the HAES intervention, a social support intervention or a control group (n=48/group). They all completed a 3‐day food record at baseline, after the intervention (t=4 months) and then 6 months and 12 months after the end of the intervention. Results Significant time effects were observed for total daily energy intake (p< 0.0001), proportion of energy intake from snacks (p< 0.0001), proportion of energy intake after 5:00 pm (p< 0.0001), and proportion of energy intake from snacks after 5:00 pm (p= 0.003). All these variables decreased with time. No group by time interaction was observed for any of the eating patterns studied. Conclusion These results suggest that the HAES intervention has no specific effects on eating patterns.