A weight-loss program for medical students in thailand: an evaluation of related knowledge, prevailing attitudes, and program outcomes for weight loss.

A WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN THAILAND: AN EVALUATION OF RELATED KNOWLEDGE, PREVAILING ATTITUDES, AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR WEIGHT LOSS. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Mar;48(2):438-46 Authors: Buraphat P, Ratanarojanakul S, Virojanapa S, Talungjit P, Homsanit M Abstract Millions of people, worldwide, struggle with being overweight or obese. Medical students, who will eventually become physicians, should be good role models for patients; however, some medical students are themselves overweight or obese. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a weight-loss program for medical students in Thailand. A six-month weight reduction program was designed consisted of three full-day sections that were scheduled, as follows: Day One, End of Week One, and End of Week Eight. The interventions incorporated various behavior modification strategies. Participant anthropometric measurements were recorded. Obesity-related knowledge, perception, attitude, and inappropriate weight-loss behaviors were obtained by validated questionnaire. At the end of the study, statistically significant weight loss was demonstrated (median 2.70 kg, p<0.05) compared to baseline. Moreover, participant knowledge significantly increased and inappropriate weight-loss behaviors significantly decreased (p<0.05 and p<0.05, respectively) compared to baseline. Given the demonstrated modest effectiveness of this low-intensity w...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research