Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Pei-Ra Ling
Tanzania
Research Article
Use of Self-Reported Data to Determine the Effect of Nutrient-Dense Meals on Body Weight and Quality of Life
Author(s): Stacey J Bell, Pei-Ra Ling, Ruby A Baker and Charles MarslandStacey J Bell, Pei-Ra Ling, Ruby A Baker and Charles Marsland
Seventy percent of the United States population is overweight or obese, which increases the risk of chronic conditions and premature death. Strategies for losing weight have so far proved unsuccessful, and compounding the problem is that funding for clinical nutritional research studies is limited. Food companies can fund clinical studies, supervised by nutritional researchers. Herein is such a study where a food company’s customers were provided five, free, portion-controlled, nutrient-dense meals each day for 15 days to help improve their diet quality and lose weight. In exchange, participants completed data collection forms and posted video and comments on social media. Both normal weight (n=46) and overweight and obese subjects (n=97) participated. Subjects consumed four to five of the nutrient-dense meals, which contributed about 1,250 kcal daily and about 140%-165% of the .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9600.1000700