227
Participants
Start Date
February 29, 2012
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2013
Higher Carbohydrate, Lower Fat Diet
Study participants will receive prepackaged prepared foods as needed to achieve a meal plan, free-of-charge for a 12-month period. The lower fat, higher carbohydrate diet provides 60% energy from carbohydrate, 20% energy from fat, and 20% energy from protein. The diet falls within the range of current dietary recommendations.
Lower carbohydrate, Higher fat diet
Study participants will receive prepackaged prepared foods as needed to achieve a meal plan, free-of-charge for a 12-month period. The lower carbohydrate, higher fat diet provides 45% energy from carbohydrate, 35% energy from fat, and 20% energy from protein. The diet falls within the range of current dietary recommendations.
Individualized Counseling
Participants assigned to the usual care group will be provided consultation with a research staff dietetics professional, who will provide publicly available print material that describes dietary and physical activity guidelines to promote weight loss and maintenance, at baseline (after randomization) and again at 6 months.
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
HealthPartners Research Foundation and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
HealthPartners Institute
OTHER
University of Minnesota
OTHER
University of California, San Diego
OTHER