April 24, 2013 – Boston, Massachusetts

Adding access to online meal plans and monitoring to a structured weight loss program with resistance-exercise promotes more positive changes in triglycerides
K Levers, B Lockard, C Baetge, E Galvan, A Jagim, S Simbo, M Byrd, YP Jung, JM Oliver, M Koozehchian, R Dalton, D Khanna, B Sanchez, JY Kresta, K Horrell, T Leopold, M Cho, S Springer, A Rivera, C Cerda, C Rasmussen, R Kreider. Exercise & Sport Nutrition Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

48 sedentary women (44.8±10 yr, 44.8±4% body fat, 33.9±6 kg/m2) were randomized to participate in the Curves Complete® weight loss and exercise program for 12-wks with (CC-OS) and without (CC-NS) online support that provided access to meal plansand progress monitoring. Fasting blood samples were obtained at 0, 4, 8, & 12 wks and analyzed by MANOVA. Data are presented as changes from baseline after 4, 8, and 12 wks for the CC-OS and CC-NS groups, respectively. Overall MANOVA analysis revealeda significant time (p=0.001) difference with no significant group x time effects (p=0.57). Univariate analysis revealed significant time effects for TG, CHL, HDL, and LDL and that participants in the CC-OS group experienced greater changes in TG (CC-OS -27.1±21, -24.2±24, -23.2±20; CC-NS 0.9±29, -6.1±22, -6.7±26 %, p=0.001) with no differences observed among groups in total CHL (CC-OS -11.8±11, -9.1±9, -7.5±11; CC-NS -6.0±10, -4.0±11, -3.6±10 %, p=0.17), HDLc (CC-OS -0.8±11, 0.3±11, 5.0±15; CCNS -3.4±9, -0.1±13, 2.5±15 %, p=0.78), LDLc (CC-OS -11.1±15, -9.2±13, -7.8±19; CC-NS -7.4±15, -6.6±16, -4.7±11 %, p=0.83) or blood glucose (CC-OS -2.2±10, -1.9±8, -2.4±12; CC-NS 1.2±14, 1.6±12, -0.6±15 %, p=0.75). Results indicate that adding online access to meal plans and monitoring can promote more favorable changes in TG during a structured weight loss program with resistance-based exercise.
      Supported by Curves International, Waco, TX

Adding access to online meal plans and monitoring improves success to a structured weight loss program with resistance exercise in women
C Baetge, B Lockard, K Levers, E Galvan, A Jagim, S Simbo, M Byrd, YP Jung, JM Oliver, M Koozehchian, R Dalton, D Khanna, B Sanchez, JY Kresta, K Horrell, T Leopold, M Cho, S Springer, A Rivera, C Cerda, C Rasmussen, R Kreider. Exercise & Sport Nutrition Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

51 sedentary women (44.5±10 yr, 44.9±4% body fat, 34.0±6 kg/m2) were randomized to participate in the Curves Complete® weight loss and exercise program for 12-wks with (CCOS) and without (CC-NS) online support that provided access to meal plans and progress monitoring. Body mass, DEXA body composition, and resting energy expenditure (REE) measurements were obtained at 0, 4, 8, & 12 wks and analyzed by MANOVA. Data are presented as changes from baseline after 4, 8, and 12 wks for the CC-OS and CC-NS groups, respectively. Overall MANOVA revealed that both groups experienced improvements in body composition with minimal effects on REE. An overall significant interaction was observed among groups (p=0.02). Participants in the CC-OS group tended to experience more favorable changes in body mass (CC-OS -2.6±1.3, -4.8±2.3, -6.2±3.3; CC-NS -2.2±1.9, -3.5±3.1, -4.3±4.3 kg, p=0.08) and fat mass (CC-OS -1.8±1.8, -3.5±2.3, -5.2±2.9; CC-NS -2.0±2.4, -3.4±2.8, -3.8±4.0 kg, p=0.11), while FFM was preserved to a greater degree in the CC-NS group (CC-OS -0.8±1.6, -1.2±2.1, -0.8±2.5; CC-NS 0.0±1.5, 0.2±1.6, -0.2±2.0 kg, p=0.05). No significant differences were seen among groups in percent body fat (CC-OS -0.9±1.8, -1.9±2.4, -3.3±2.3; CC-NS -1.5±2.3, -2.5±2.5, -2.7±3.4 %, p=0.21) or REE (CC-OS -47±144, -23±176, 0.4±154; CC-NS -83±174, -65±184, -102±170 kcals/d, p=0.16). Results indicate that adding online access to meal plans and monitoring can promote more favorable changes in body composition while maintaining REE.
     Supported by Curves International, Waco, TX