title: Application of Protein-Rich Oriental Diet in a community-based obesity control program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy, safety and availability of a 12-week, community-based obesity control program called the Protein-Rich Oriental Diet (PRO Diet) and to compare it to a conventional diet.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 515 overweight people (55 men and 460 women; mean age 41.9 ± 9.8 years; body mass index (BMI) 28.1 ± 3.6 kg/m²) participated in the program at two public health centers. PRO Diet was offered as the main diet recommendation for 12 weeks. As a control group, we selected a population who had followed a conventional diet program conducted at a public health center in 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  177 subjects (34.3%) completed the 12-week PRO Diet program. In a per protocol (PP) analysis, the mean changes in anthropometry were (conventional program vs. PRO Diet; weight, -2.3 kg vs. -4.7 kg, p < 0.001; BMI, -1.1 kg/m² vs. -1.9 kg/m², p < 0.001; waist circumference, -3.3 cm vs. -6.8 cm, p < 0.001; fat mass, -2.0 kg vs. -4.2 kg, p < 0.001; fat % mass, -1.8% vs. -3.9%, p < 0.001). The triglyceride reduction was significantly greater (-30.16 mg/dL, p < 0.001) in the PRO Diet group after intervention compared to the conventional group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PRO Diet was an effective tool for weight loss in a community-based weight control program and well-tolerated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 Woncheon-dong, Yeongton-gu, Suwon 443-721, Korea.
authors.forename: Nam-Seok
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Yong-Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyung-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chan-Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bom-Taeck
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol