Improving Cancer Outcomes Through Weight Loss

Weight Loss and Health Outcomes

Improving weight loss in cardiac rehabilitation.

In the current issue of Circulation, Philip Ades and his associates at the University of Vermont College of Medicine have provided us with an innovative and important article demonstrating the feasibility and benefits of an enhanced exercise option in cardiac rehabilitation.1 In this study, 74 patients were randomized to a standard cardiac rehabilitation exercise program versus a high-calorieex...

Weight loss outcomes in patients with pain.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the presence or severity of pain is predictive of suboptimal weight loss outcomes in behavioral weight management programs. METHODS This is a secondary data analysis comparing weight loss among participants with overweight/obesity who participated in a 12-month randomized controlled trial. Of the 481 participants randomized, 394 (81.9%) had available pain data a...

Optimizing the cardiovascular outcomes of weight loss.

The past 2 y have seen a steady stream of reports indicating that restriction or modification of carbohydrate intakes can favorably affect weight loss and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (1–6). The article by Ebbeling et al (7) in this issue of the Journal represents one more in favor of diets with a low glycemic index (GI) or glycemic load (GL). Serum triacylglycerol concentrations i...

Teammates and social influence affect weight loss outcomes in a team-based weight loss competition.

Team-based internet interventions are increasing in popularity as a way of promoting weight loss in large numbers of individuals. Given that social networks influence health behavior change, this study investigated the effects of teammates and social influence on individual weight loss during a team-based weight loss competition. Shape Up Rhode Island (SURI) 2009 was a 12-week online program op...