title: The Tripler LE3AN Program: a two-year follow-up report.
abstract: This paper provides a review of 2-year follow-up data on the Tripler Army Medical Center LE3AN Program. The LE3AN Program (emphasizing healthy Lifestyles, reasonable Exercise, realistic Expectations, Emotions, and Attitudes, and Nutrition) provides active duty service members a treatment strategy that involves a reasonable low-intensity exercise regimen, behavior modification, intensive nutritional counseling healthy meal planing, relapse prevention strategies, cognitive coping strategies, and healthy lifestyle principals to lose weight and maintain weight loss. Based on the 2-year data and additional clinical findings, we expand upon earlier preliminary reports. The 2-year follow-up data suggest that the program is a safe and efficacious treatment program.
authors.affiliation: Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Folen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noce
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States