Studies of weight loss program in people
6 studies gave weight loss program to people and measured what changed
| What changed | Design | People | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
up: Improves asthma control down: Decreases body mass index | Trial | 80 people42.71 ± 6.35 yearMidlife adults; obese asthmatic patients | African health sciences, Mar 1, 2025 |
down: Decreases body fat mass no change: Has no effect on skeletal muscle mass up: Improves liver function | Trial21 days | 19 peoplePrior to hepatectomy | World journal of surgery, Oct 15, 2023 |
up: Improves physical function6.2±2.9, d=0.31 down: Decreases insomnia symptoms−17.1±7.4, d=−0.30 down: Decreases sleep disturbance−4.9±1.6, d=−0.40 | Randomized trial15 week | 60 peopleAll but two of the participants were women52±9 yearsCancer survivors with overweight or obesity | Psycho-oncology, Sep 12, 2021 |
down: Decreases body weight up: Increases exercise-related motivationpre 17.6 ± 0.3, post 18.2 ± 0.3; F(1,146) = 7.452 | Randomized trial24 weeks | 162 peopleWomen18-50 yearsGeneral population; in women; gender x time interaction | Nutrients, Feb 20, 2020 |
down: Decreases body weight-3.7 kg vs -1.6 kg in control down: Decreases insulin no change: Has no effect on apoptotic index in malignant prostate epithelium | Randomized trial5-8 weeks | 23 peopleMenPatient cohorts | Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases, Dec 4, 2017 |
up: Increases VO2peakW 3.2 ± 0.6 vs 3.7 ± 0.5 L/min (p < 0.001); O 3.6 ± 0.6 vs 3.8 ± 0.6 L/min (p = 0.013) | Trial24 weeks | 167 peopleMen18-50 yearsPre-post comparison after 24-week program, combined training with 25%-30% caloric restriction | Journal of sport and health science, Apr 21, 2016 |