The article I chose to read was about a study that looked at how behavioral interventions could improve the “health-related quality of life” of moderately obese individuals (Blissmer).
Although the study was mainly focusing on the behavioral change philosophy, the cognitive-based philosophy was also used. The participants had supervised exercise sessions that increased in duration over the six-month period of the study. They were also taught how to eat healthier, such as eating more fruits and vegetables, rather than cutting calories. They learned about the acronym ABCMV, which I learned in nutrition class last year. It stands for adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation, and variety. Through education, the participants learned how to eat healthier. After the initial study a number of participants were randomly chosen and reviewed after an additional two-year period. Those chosen had maintained about a seven-pound weight loss.
Behavioral change philosophy worked because at the end of the original six-month period there was a significant increase in mental and physical health of the participants. The free/functioning philosophy could have worked, possibly if they were the control group. But I do not think that the amount of weight lost would have been as significant.
I couldn't find a permanent link so here is the link, you will just have to log in to your AU account to look at it. If that doesn't work the citation for the article is below.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxyau.wrlc.org/pmc/articles/PMC1553435/?tool=pubmed
"Health-related quality of life following a clinical weight loss intervention among overweight and obese adults: intervention and 24 month follow-up effects" Bryan Blissmer, Deborah Riebe, Gabriela Dye, Laurie Ruggiero, Geoffrey Greene, Marjorie Caldwell Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2006; 4: 43. Published online 2006 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-43
