Diet and Exercise for Obesity
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
Weight loss is difficult and weight maintenance even worse. The principles of dieting dictate that to maintain weight loss, one has to eat less calories than they did before the diet. However, there is evidence to show that it may be the diet per se and not the weight loss that makes people more hungry and vulnerable to weight regain. This study will explore whether appetite control can be restored to normal levels through an individually tailored increase in calories after weight loss. If supported, the findings from this study could alter the way we view dieting.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Eric Doucet, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Ottawa
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for people who are overweight or obese and interested in weight loss. Participants should be generally healthy, as the study focuses on health promotion and obesity prevention.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Dietary Intervention
- Exercise
Trial Overview
The study tests how exercise and personalized diet plans affect hunger and weight maintenance after losing weight. It looks at whether gradually increasing calories can help control appetite better than traditional dieting.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
After weight loss through a dietary intervention, the high flux group will remain in a state of energy balance through an increase in exercise and an increase in energy intake to pre-weight loss values.
After weight loss through a dietary intervention, the low-energy flux group will remain in energy balance but at a lower energy flux, with no changes in exercise levels and energy intake remaining lower than pre-weight-loss values.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Ottawa
Lead Sponsor
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Collaborator
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