Active clinical trials for "Weight Loss"

The global epidemic of obesity in childhood continues to evolve and threaten future health and life expectancy primarily due to the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Obesity is strongly related to high blood pressure (hypertension) and both conditions pose a risk for target organ damage, which can follow a subject from childhood into adult life. The AORTA study will investigate central hemodynamics and organ damage in 100 obese children and adolescents in order to gain insight to the complex interplay of hypertension, obesity and subclinical damage in order to intensify more precise prevention, thereby reducing the future development of cardiovascular disease.

The traditional weight loss diet recommended by health professionals has been a low-fat, high-carbohydrate, calorie restricted diet. This recommendation has been challenged by a number of alternative dietary strategies, particularly low-carbohydrate diets. In several recent weight loss studies insulin resistant adults had more success with low- vs. high-carbohydrate diets, in contrast to insulin sensitive adults who had either more success or comparable success with the low-fat diets. The investigators enrolled 61 people with a wide range of insulin sensitivity/resistance. After determining their insulin resistance status, the investigators will split them in the middle and randomly assign them to one of four groups for six months: (1) Low-Carbohydrate/Insulin Resistant (LC/IR); (2) Low-Carbohydrate/Insulin Sensitive (LC/IS); (3) Low-Fat/Insulin Resistant (LF/IR); and (4) Low-Fat/Insulin Sensitive (LF/IS) (15 people/group). After 6 months the participants will switch diet for the following 6 months, i.e. those randomized to the Low-Carbohydrate diet will switch to the Low-Fat diet and vice-versa. The primary outcome of this study is to determine whether weight loss success can be increased if one follows the dietary approach appropriately matched to their insulin resistance status. Secondary outcomes include fasting insulin, glucose, lipids, and fatty acid composition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The entire study protocol will last 13 weeks. Women will be randomly assigned to one of two experimental groups: high and low protein. All women will consume their unrestricted habitual diet during week 1 while baseline testing and measurements are taken. Starting at week 2, women in both groups will be counseled to consume a 750 kcal/day energy deficit diet containing either the RDA (LP group) or more than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) (HP group) for protein. The energy restriction period will continue for 12 weeks (through study week 13) and is expected to result in body weight reduction of approximately 17 pounds. Testing and measurements will be repeated during week 13.

The purpose of this study is to examine the dose-response of exercise on prevention of weight gain in overweight adults.

The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors that 1) support women in returning to their pre-pregnancy weight after delivery; and 2) promote healthy infant feeding practices.

Is a one-year intervention with Treadmill Desks associated with increased employee daily physical activity and decreased sedentariness. 36 employees with sedentary jobs (87 + 27 kg, BMI 29 + 7 kg/m2) used a Treadmill Desk for one year. Daily Physical Activity, work performance, body composition, and blood variables were measured at Baseline and 6 and 12 months after the Treadmill Desk intervention.

The primary objective of this study is to determine to what extent provision with RUTF will promote catch up growth in children following an acute uncomplicated episode of P. falciparum malaria.

The purpose of this study is to compare three treatments to see which causes the most weight loss, fat loss, loss of stomach fat and improvement in blood tests like cholesterol.

The purpose of this study is to determine if high dose supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, when added to a weight loss program, is well tolerated in the study population and if there is an increase in the favorable change in blood and tissue breast cancer risk factors when compared to weight loss alone.

The long-term objective of this study protocol is to develop and test a culturally sensitive, community-based intervention, ESENCIAL Para Vivir (Essential for Life) to promote weight loss and diabetes prevention among overweight or obese Latina immigrants. We chose to focus on Latinas because Latinas are at especially high risk for developing diabetes and currently there are not Spanish programs available in our area that provide education about weight management and diabetes prevention.