Application of Protein-Rich Oriental Diet in a community-based obesity control program

Yonsei Med J. 2011 Mar;52(2):249-56. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.249.

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy, safety and availability of a 12-week, community-based obesity control program called the Protein-Rich Oriental Diet (PRO Diet) and to compare it to a conventional diet.

Materials and methods: A total of 515 overweight people (55 men and 460 women; mean age 41.9 ± 9.8 years; body mass index (BMI) 28.1 ± 3.6 kg/m²) participated in the program at two public health centers. PRO Diet was offered as the main diet recommendation for 12 weeks. As a control group, we selected a population who had followed a conventional diet program conducted at a public health center in 2006.

Results: 177 subjects (34.3%) completed the 12-week PRO Diet program. In a per protocol (PP) analysis, the mean changes in anthropometry were (conventional program vs. PRO Diet; weight, -2.3 kg vs. -4.7 kg, p < 0.001; BMI, -1.1 kg/m² vs. -1.9 kg/m², p < 0.001; waist circumference, -3.3 cm vs. -6.8 cm, p < 0.001; fat mass, -2.0 kg vs. -4.2 kg, p < 0.001; fat % mass, -1.8% vs. -3.9%, p < 0.001). The triglyceride reduction was significantly greater (-30.16 mg/dL, p < 0.001) in the PRO Diet group after intervention compared to the conventional group.

Conclusion: The PRO Diet was an effective tool for weight loss in a community-based weight control program and well-tolerated.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Weight
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Diet, Reducing*
  • Dietary Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoproteins, HDL / blood
  • Male
  • Obesity / diet therapy*
  • Triglycerides / blood
  • Waist Circumference

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Dietary Proteins
  • Lipoproteins, HDL
  • Triglycerides
  • Cholesterol