CONTEXT: Menopausal-related weight gain and increased waist circumference have major cardiovascular health implications for older women. The efficacy of a dietary and physical activity lifestyle intervention to prevent weight gain and elevations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors from the peri- to postmenopause is unknown.OBJECTIVE: To report the 54-month results of a lifestyle dietary and physical activity program on weight, body composition, physical activity, diet, and other CVD risk factors.DESIGN: Data are from a 5-year randomized clinical trial known as the Women's Healthy Lifestyle Project, conducted from 1992 to 1999.PARTICIPANTS: 535 healthy, premenopausal women ages 44 to 50 at study entry enrolled into the trial.INTERVENTION: Participants were randomly assigned to either a lifestyle intervention group receiving a 5-year behavioral dietary and physical activity program or to an assessment-only control group. The lifestyle intervention group was given modest weight loss goals (5-15 lb, or approximately 2.3-6.8 kg) to prevent subsequent gain above baseline weight by the end of the trial. To achieve weight loss and lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, intervention participants followed an eating pattern consisting of 1,300 kcal/day (25% total fat, 7% saturated fat, 100 mg of dietary cholesterol) and increased their physical activity expenditure (1,000-1,500 kcal/week).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Regarding weight gain prevention, 55% (136/246) of intervention participants were at or below baseline weight compared with 26% (68/261) of controls after 4.5 years, chi2(2, N = 507) =45.0, p
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LR, S.-S., RR, W., MA, B., & LH, K. (2003). Lifestyle intervention can prevent weight gain during menopause: results from a 5-year randomized clinical trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 26(3), 212–220. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cgh&AN=CN-00472218&site=ehost-live
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