Doctor contact while losing weight helpful
INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Current recommendations to have doctors meet twice with patients in weight-management programs may not be intensive enough for some, a U.S. researcher says. NiCole Keith of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis conducted a study in an urban community health center in Indianapolis that primarily serves low-income and disadvantaged populations. The weight-management program, Take Charge Lite, was free to patients, funded by the Fairbanks Foundation and available to all patients 18 or older with a body mass index equal to or above 25. At the end of the program's first year, the relationship between weight loss and number of contacts with physicians was evaluated. The study found patients with two or fewer contacts per month gained about 1 pound. Patients with three or four contacts per month lost about 2 pounds of weight and patients who had five contacts per month lost just over 2 pounds. Those with six or more contacts lost about 5 pounds and patients with more than 11 contacts per month lost about 6 pounds. The findings were presented at the American College of Sports Medicine's annual meeting in Indianapolis.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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