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Filter by:In Canada, over 60% of adults are classified as overweight and obese resulting in a public health crisis including increasing health care costs and negatively impacting the well-being of many Canadians. To overcome these barriers, the ObeEnd device, manufactured by WAT Medical Enterprise, is a new and innovative wellness technology that uses electrical pulses to stimulate acupressure point PC6 to help control appetite. PC6 stimulation could potentially modulate appetite and restore gastric dysfunction, which are important factors that contribute to obesity. If PC6 electrostimulation facilitates the normalization of appetite and restoration of gastric dysfunction in those with obesity, then the device could be a potentially helpful aid to weight loss. To measure the change of appetite hormones and enzymes related to appetite regulation after using the ObeEnd device. The investigators hypothesize that, compared to placebo, electrostimulation of PC6 an acupuncture spot on the wrist over a two-week period will result in changes in enterogastic hormones in a direction that decreases appetite. The investigators also hypothesize that these changes will not affect physical activity levels but will correspond to changes in appetite and diet. This study will provide the first evidence of the effects of electrostimulation at PC6 on factors affecting body weight regulation providing insight into the utility of the ObeEnd device for weight control.
The level of fibre consumption in France is lower than the national and international recommendations (mean 18.8 g/d for men, 16.4 g/d for women (INCA 2007 Study) instead of 30g/d recommended). Fibre have beneficial effects on health and interact with the intestinal microbiota diversity: a diet fortified with different structure fibres increase of 25 % the dysbiotic intestinal microbiota in obese patient (Cotillard et al, Dietary intervention impact on gut microbial gene richness. Nature, August 2013). The study aim is to evaluate the impact of daily consumption of bread (150 g ) enriched with a mixture of fibres of different structure (15g) during two months on the intestinal microbiota composition in metabolic risk subjects (abdominal overweight or obese) and also, to assess the correlation between the microbiota change and their metabolic profile improvement.It is a mono centric study with a centre in LYON (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes)
Objective To study if exercise added to weight loss treatment at the beginning of the weight loss intervention or at 6 months could sustain the weight loss achieved or give extra boost for weight reduction. Design 36-month, 4-group parallel, randomized trial. Setting Oulu, Finland. Participants 120 obese adults (body mass index ≥ 30). Intervention Participants were randomly assigned to behavioural modification (iBM) (n = 30), behavioural modification + exercise from 0 to 3 months (CWT1) (n = 30), behavioural modification + exercise from 6 to 9 months (CWT2) (n = 30), and a control group (CON) (n = 30). Questionnaires and measurements were performed at baseline, 3,9,4 and 36 months. The intervention consisted of an intensified weight loss period (1-12 months) followed by a weight maintenance period (13-36 months). Intensified behavioural modification included 14 individual face to face meetings, eleven times with a personal therapist (qualified nurse) and three times with a nutritionist. Weight maintenance period included six individual meetings with personal therapist. Twelve weeks supervised exercise was offered three times a week, 40 minutes at a time. In the CWT1 group supervised exercise was offered at months 1-3 and in the CWT2 group at months 4-6. Measurements Body weight (primary outcome) and waist circumference (secondary outcome)
The current protocol aims to investigate the impact of the propionate ester in conjugation with restricted diet on appetite and weight loss.