WeightControl.com Interview with:
Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, FAND, FAHA (he/him)
Assistant Professor
Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention
University of California, Irvine
WeightControl.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Lifestyle interventions are the first-line treatment for obesity; however, not all participants achieve clinically significant weight loss.
As researchers and clinicians, we want to minimize patient burden, maximize clinical outcomes, and conserve constraints (budget & personnel).
Using data from a 12-month diet and weight loss intervention (DIETFITS), we examined 52 demographic, clinical, & psychosocial variables among 436 participants (BMI 28-40) to see if there are distinct subgroups of participants who were more or less successful in losing 5% weight by 12 months?