title: Quantitative therapeutic plan for the treatment of obesity and a simple method for estimating appropriate caloric intake by using previous rate of weight loss.
abstract: We have formulated an equation for the calculation of the caloric intake in a reducing diet that is suited to individual obese patients. We have designed a system in which the weight loss achieved after the intake of a fixed number of calories over a given period is used as a basis for the next weight-reducing plan for a given patient. We devised the formula Y = X - 1000 (b2/a2-b1/a1) for calculating the daily caloric intake (Y). X is the previous caloric intake; b1 is achieved weight loss (kg) in the previous period (a1 weeks); and b2 is the planned reduction in weight in the subsequent target period (a2 weeks).
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oimomi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D002149:Energy Intake; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss