Abdominal Obesity Reduction in Indigenous
Men
Weight Loss Study Aim
To assess the effectiveness of a male 'waist loss' program over one year
in indigenous men.
Weight Loss Study Method
Pre-and post-test measurements of 47 Indigenous men on four island groups
in the Torres Strait region of Northern Australia involved in a version
of the 'GutBuster' program, modified by and for Indigenous men.
Weight Loss Study Results
Weight, waist and hip size of 47 men, and body fat estimated from electrical
impedence measures of 27 men, were compared at baseline, after approx
2 months, approx 6 months and approx one year. Average weight loss was
3.3 kg (3.5 percent), and waist loss 4.0 cm (3.5 percent). The average
percentage decrease in fat mass (FM) was 10.8 percent. An environmental
audit technique highlighted modifications needed to the environment to
assist behaviour change.
Weight Loss Study Conclusion
Education-behaviour change interventions of this kind may offer opportunities
for health improvements in Indigenous men.
Source: International Journal of Obesity
(1999)
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