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A weight maintenance diet reduced bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.1.15

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    Stice E, Presnell K, Groesz L, et al. Effects of a weight maintenance diet on bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls: an experimental test of the dietary restraint theory. Health Psychol 2005;24:402–12.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q Does a weight maintenance diet reduce bulimic symptoms and negative affect in adolescent girls?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageDesign:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    unclear concealment.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (data collectors and outcome assessors).

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    1 year.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    Austin, Texas, USA.

    Embedded ImageParticipants:

    188 girls 14–19 years of age (mean age 16.7 y, 57% white) who had body image concerns were recruited from high schools and a university using direct mailings, flyers, and leaflets.

    Embedded ImageIntervention:

    a healthy weight management intervention (n = 94) or an assessment-only control condition (n = 94). The healthy weight management intervention comprised 3 weekly, 1 hour, small group sessions (6–10 participants) facilitated by a clinical psychologist or graduate student and a research assistant. In session 1, facilitators explained that the intervention would help them to make small permanent lifestyle changes that would allow them to achieve and maintain a …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr E Stice, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA. estice{at}ori.org

    • Source of funding: National Institutes of Health.