Strategies to manage weight during the holiday season among US adults: A descriptive study from the National Weight Control Registry.
holiday weight gain
obesity
weight control
weight control strategies
Journal
Obesity science & practice
ISSN: 2055-2238
Titre abrégé: Obes Sci Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101675151
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
24
08
2020
revised:
12
11
2020
accepted:
14
11
2020
entrez:
12
4
2021
pubmed:
13
4
2021
medline:
13
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Holidays are challenging for weight control and are consistently associated with weight gain. Managing holiday weight gain may be especially difficult for individuals with higher body weight or a history of overweight/obesity. The current study evaluated how individuals with a history of successful weight loss plan for the holiday season and how the use of weight control strategies was associated with weight change. A subgroup of participants in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) were asked to complete a survey before (November) and after the holidays (January). At pre-holiday, participants reported height, weight, and weight goals for the holiday season (lose, maintain, minimize gains, or gain), and selected the top three weight control strategies they planned to use (from a list of 18). Post-holiday, participants reported weight and how often (frequently, infrequently, or not at all) they used each of the 18 strategies throughout the holidays. Individuals who completed both surveys were included in the analysis ( Participants in the NWCR entered the holiday season with a variety of goals for their weight and used many different strategies to control their weight. Having a wider range of strategies may be helpful to navigate the challenges to weight control during the holidays.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Holidays are challenging for weight control and are consistently associated with weight gain. Managing holiday weight gain may be especially difficult for individuals with higher body weight or a history of overweight/obesity. The current study evaluated how individuals with a history of successful weight loss plan for the holiday season and how the use of weight control strategies was associated with weight change.
METHODS
METHODS
A subgroup of participants in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) were asked to complete a survey before (November) and after the holidays (January). At pre-holiday, participants reported height, weight, and weight goals for the holiday season (lose, maintain, minimize gains, or gain), and selected the top three weight control strategies they planned to use (from a list of 18). Post-holiday, participants reported weight and how often (frequently, infrequently, or not at all) they used each of the 18 strategies throughout the holidays.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Individuals who completed both surveys were included in the analysis (
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
Participants in the NWCR entered the holiday season with a variety of goals for their weight and used many different strategies to control their weight. Having a wider range of strategies may be helpful to navigate the challenges to weight control during the holidays.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33841893
doi: 10.1002/osp4.470
pii: OSP4470
pmc: PMC8019277
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
232-238Subventions
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : K23 DK124578
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Obesity Science & Practice published by World Obesity and The Obesity Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.Rena R. Wing and KayLoni Olson conceptualized the study design. KayLoni Olson conducted study procedures, developed analytic plan, and wrote the manuscript. Jaime A. Coffino implemented the analytic plan. J. Graham Thomas, Rena R. Wing, and Jaime A. Coffino contributed to revising and finalizing manuscript.
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