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Dietary approaches for weight loss with increased intakes of fruit, vegetables and dairy products
Author(s) -
BOOTH Alison,
NOWSON Caryl,
WORSLEY Anthony,
MARGERISON Claire,
JORNA Michelle
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1747-0080
pISSN - 1446-6368
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.00236.x
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , weight loss , obesity , food group , zoology , dairy foods , body weight , body mass index , food science , environmental health , biology , pathology
Aim:  To assess the effectiveness of specific advice for increasing fruit, vegetable and dairy intake in free‐living men participating in a weight loss study. Methods:  Subjects were randomised to one of two 12‐week weight loss diets, either the WELL with daily targets of four serves of fruit, four serves of vegetables and three serves of dairy or a low fat diet (LF) with general advice to increase fruit and vegetable intake. Three‐day food group diaries and a food frequency questionnaire assessed intake. Results:  Fifty‐four overweight/obese male adults completed the study (WELL, n = 27; LF, n = 27; body mass index (mean ± standard deviation), 30.4 ± 2.5 kg/m 2 ; age, 47.7 ± 9.5 years). There was no difference in mean weight change between groups (WELL, −4.8 ± 3.3 kg; LF, −4.6 ± 3.1 kg). Subjects on the WELL diet had greater (mean difference ± standard error) fruit (0.7 ± 0.2 serves/day), vegetable (1.2 ± 0.2 serves/day) and dairy (1.1 ± 0.1 serves/day) intakes than the LF group (measured by the food group diaries) (all P  < 0.01). The WELL group reached the daily target for fruit from week 1 (4.7 ± 1.4 serves/day), vegetables by week 6 (4.1 ± 1.5 serves/day) and for dairy by week 8 (3.0 ± 0.8 serves/day). Conclusions:  Providing specific dietary targets to men for weight loss appears to promote greater consumption of fruit, vegetable and dairy foods than providing general dietary advice. Meeting dietary targets appears to require different adjustment periods depending on the food type.

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