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March 16th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda THURSDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) — An electronic diary
program helped improve overweight and obese adults’ adherence to a
weight-loss regimen, according to a new study.
The study included 210 overweight or obese adults who were asked to
keep track of aspects of weight-loss treatment such as attendance at group
sessions and energy and exercise goals.
The participants kept track using either a paper diary, a personal
digital assistant (PDA) without feedback, or a PDA with a program that
provided personalized dietary and exercise feedback messages.
The participants who received the feedback messages (one per day on
diet and one every other day on exercise) were more successful in
attending group sessions, meeting daily calorie goals, meeting daily
fat-intake goals, reaching weekly exercise goals and monitoring their
eating and exercise.
After six months, people in the group that received feedback messages
saw weight loss of more than 5 percent. After 24 months, however, weight
loss was similar in all three groups, according to the study, which is
scheduled to be presented Thursday at an American Heart Association (AHA)
meeting in San Diego.
“The results suggest that using an electronic diary improves treatment
adherence,” study author Lora Burke, a professor of nursing and
epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, said in an
AHA news release.
“Over time, participants’ adherence declined, particularly in the later
phase as contact frequency declined and subsequently ended,” she said.
“Adherence in the paper-diary group declined more than in the device
groups.”
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and
conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a
peer-reviewed journal.
More information
The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases has more about weight loss.
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