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Obesity and Lipid Disorders
Published in Praveen S. Goday, Cassandra L. S. Walia, Pediatric Nutrition for Dietitians, 2022
Christine San Giovanni, Janet Carter, Elise Rodriguez
The dietitian may wish to provide the family with a meal plan, but it is best to keep the meal plan focused on portion control and balance versus a specific dictation of what to eat daily. It is critical to avoid supporting the “dieting mentality” of restriction and focus on overall healthy habits. Another helpful tool is a list of foods in a “stoplight” format, emphasizing frequent consumption of “green light” foods and only occasional consumption of “red light” foods. Using the words “good” or “bad” should be avoided when describing food choices and “healthy” versus “less healthy” used instead.
Optimal Nutrition for Women
Published in Michelle Tollefson, Nancy Eriksen, Neha Pathak, Improving Women's Health Across the Lifespan, 2021
Kayli Anderson, Kaitlyn Pauly, Debra Shapiro, Vera Dubovoy
Dieting in the name of weight loss is pervasive in our culture, and the business of fad dieting disproportionately targets women. However, dieting practices have not proven to be effective health improvement or long-term weight loss strategies. About 95% of all dieters will regain any lost weight within 1–5 years.88,89 Chronic dieting has been associated with increased risk of premature death, increased risk of CVD, decreased metabolism, propensity for retaining more fat, binge eating and atrophied satiety cues, eating disorders, and damage to self-efficacy and self-esteem.90,91
Personal Weight Loss Strategies in Obesity
Published in Emily Crews Splane, Neil E. Rowland, Anaya Mitra, Psychology of Eating, 2019
Emily Crews Splane, Neil E. Rowland, Anaya Mitra
We now have decades of evidence demonstrating that diets are ineffective in helping us lose weight long-term; in fact, some studies paradoxically suggest that dieting may also cause people to become more overweight! A study which followed both identical and fraternal twins over 25 years found that the twin who dieted more frequently was more likely to gain weight than the non-dieting twin (Pietiläinen et al., 2012). The authors concluded that intentional weight loss episodes (dieting) may cause weight gain, independent of genetic factors. Several studies have found that attempting to lose weight through dieting is highly predictive of future weight gain. In a study that followed 18,000 people, intentional weight loss was a strong predictor of subsequent weight gain (Kroke et al., 2002). The study found that recent changes in body weight was a significant predictor of future weight gain.
Understanding changes in eating behavior during the transition to university from a self-determination theory perspective: a systematic review
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2023
Myles A. Maillet, Frederick M. E. Grouzet
Overall, these findings suggest these students have few experiences that satisfy their psychological needs when trying to eat healthy. When students’ psychological needs are not satisfied they may develop more controlled forms of motivation.66 For example, some studies we reviewed showed an increase in restrained eating, dieting, and body weight and shape concerns during this transition. Eating regulation based on dieting and weight concern tends to involve rigid, avoidance-based eating strategies, and is often guided by more controlled forms of motivation.24,72 This increase in avoidance-based regulation may partly explain why students tend to eat fewer healthy foods and fewer meals during the transition to university. Similarly, other research shows that incoming university students shift toward more controlled forms of motivation for physical activity.73
Health and weight attitudes of university recreation center leaders
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2023
Sae-Mi Lee, Luciana Zuest, Juliana Leedeman, Shuang Li, Dawn E. Clifford
In a follow up question asking why participants chose the response they did to the statement, “people should not be encouraged to exercise to lose weight”, URC leaders stated that weight should not be a sole focus because PA has a wide range of biopsychosocial health benefits beyond that of weight management (n = 52). Some URC leaders specifically mentioned that “everyone” should be encouraged to exercise regardless of size and motivation (n = 19). However, “people should not be encouraged to exercise to lose weight” was controversial to some (n = 67). According to these participants, exercise is a key component to weight loss and that it can be used as “motivation” for people to start an exercise program. Others, however, explained that exercise is one aspect of weight loss and needs to be combined with dieting or some other prescribed approach to eating (n = 26). In contrast, other URC leaders stated that weight loss should not be the focus of exercise programs (n = 20), while a few stated that exercise for weight loss should be considered on an individual basis (n = 5).
Development and psychometric evaluation of an empirically-derived daily checklist of weight control: Consumption-reduction strategies and health-focused strategies in college students
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Jamie M. Smith, Kelsey N. Serier, Elizabeth A. McLaughlin, Katie Witkiewitz, Riley M. Sebastian, Jane Ellen Smith
According to the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), nearly half of all women within the United States were attempting to lose weight via dieting6, and weight control strategies among college students have been increasing over time.7 Importantly, dieting has been associated with body dissatisfaction, depression, eating disorder symptoms, and higher rates of alcohol intake5,8, as well as lower intake of nutritional food and higher rates of potential binge eating.9 At the same time, work that has highlighted the complexity of this area of study by addressing the role of an obesogenic environment, Body Mass Index (body mass index (BMI)), and weight suppression, has found that dietary restraint can be associated with positive outcomes, like weight maintenance and physical health benefits.10,11 Consequently, it is important to understand precisely what types of behaviors are being performed daily by those who are dieting.