Biomedical subjects

S Stormer

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PubMed2003

Weight loss in obese Mexican Americans treated for 1-year with orlistat and lifestyle modification.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate lifestyle intervention combined with orlistat in producing weight loss with obese Mexican-American women. SUBJECTS: Mexican-American women (N=108), aged 21-65 y, with a body mass index (BMI) > or =27 kg/m(2) were randomized to 1 y of treatment with orlistat and a culturally tailored lifestyle modification intervention (OLM; n=56) or a wait-list control group (WLC; n=52). DESIGN: A randomized, controlled, open-label 12-month study. Orlistat was dosed at 120 mg, three times per day. The OLM intervention included behavior modification, a low-fat (< or =30% of total daily calories) diet, and moderate physical activity (> or =150 min/week). MEASUREMENT: Primary outcomes included changes in body weight (kg), BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, glucose, and lipids. RESULTS: A total of 72 (37 OLM, 35 WLC) and 66 participants (32 OLM, 34 WLC) completed the 6- and 12-month follow-ups, respectively. Repeated-measures ANOVA demonstrated a significant time x treatment interaction (Wilks' lambda=12.61; P<0.001), indicating that OLM-treated patients achieved significant weight loss relative to the WLC group during the study (mean percentage weight loss+/-s.e.m.; -8.1%+/-1.2 vs -1.6%+/-0.7 at 6 months and -8.8%+/-1.5 vs -0.2%+/-1.0 at 12 months, respectively). OLM-treated patients also experienced significant reductions in waist circumference, low-density-lipoprotein, and total cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of an intervention combining orlistat and lifestyle modification with Mexican-American women, a population with substantial risk for obesity.

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PubMed2001

A randomized trial of a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program.

OBJECTIVE: As psychoeducational eating disorder prevention programs have not been shown to reduce bulimic pathology, we developed and evaluated a dissonance-based intervention for high-risk populations. METHOD: Young women (N = 87) with body image concerns were randomized to this intervention, which involves verbal, written, and behavioral exercises requiring them to critique the thin-ideal, or to a healthy weight management control group. Participants completed a baseline, termination, and 4-week follow-up survey. RESULTS: Participants in the dissonance intervention reported decreased thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, dieting, negative affect, and bulimic symptoms at termination and at 4-week follow-up. Unexpectedly, participants in the healthy weight management control group also reported some benefits. DISCUSSION: Taken in conjunction with past findings, these preliminary results suggest that the dissonance intervention, and to a lesser extent the healthy weight management intervention, may reduce bulimic pathology and risk factors for eating disturbances.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1995

Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire.

The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ) was developed to assess women's recognition and acceptance of societally sanctioned standards of appearance. In Study 1, factor analyses revealed two clearcut factors: awareness/acknowledgment of a societal emphasis on appearance and an internalization/acceptance of these standards. These findings were cross-validated in Study 2, resulting in a six-item Awareness subscale (alpha = .71) and an eight-item Internalization subscale (alpha = .88). Study 3 obtained good convergence between both scales and multiple indices of body image and eating disturbance. Regression analyses indicated that both factors accounted for unique variance associated with body image and eating dysfunction, however, internalization of standards was a stronger predictor of disturbance. The SATAQ should prove useful for researchers and clinicians interested in body image and eating disorders.

Adolescent↗