Adherence
Parents with children under 18 lose significantly less weight than nonparents in intensive behavioral lifestyle interventions, with the disparity being most pronounced in African American females.
If you are a parent participating in a weight loss program, expect that you may lose less weight than peers without children, even if you try just as hard. This is not a failure of your willpower but a result of logistical barriers and home food environment challenges. To improve outcomes, seek programs that offer flexible scheduling, childcare support, or strategies specifically designed to manage the conflict between children's food preferences and your dietary goals.
Comparing ILI with DSE, parents lost less weight than nonparents (−7.1% vs. −8.3%, p = 0.021)... African American female parents lost 4% body weight compared with 7% in African American female nonparents (p = 0.01).
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial secondary analysis with large sample size (n=4,547), though it is a post-hoc subgroup analysis.
Source
Parents lose less weight than nonparents in an intensive lifestyle intervention
Carolyn T. Bramante et al. · Obesity Science & Practice · 2020
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