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Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
New Dieting Rage May Be Diet Plate Showing Portion
Sizes It Helped Older Obese Diabetics
Lost as much as 5% in 6 months; move over 'alli'
here comes diet plate
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Hate to diet? Love what you cook? Want to eat with
your family without being made to feel different because you want to
lose weight? Can't be bothered to weigh your food portions or count
calories? Maybe you need The Diet Plate. READ MORE BELOW. |
June 25, 2006 The latest dieting craze
following the much-hyped introduction of the over-the-counter weight
loss drug named alli may be just some simple dishes with markers to
show how big your portion size should be. A new study says The Diet
Plates cereal bowl and plate helped older obese patients with diabetes
lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications.
It appears in the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of
the JAMA/Archives journals.
Between 1960 and 2000, the proportion of U.S.
adults who were obese increased from 13.4 percent to 30.9 percent,
according to background information in the article. Most cases of type 2
diabetes can be attributed directly to obesity.
Restricting calories has been shown to improve
blood sugar control in diabetics, partially by contributing to weight
loss.
The increasing prevalence of obesity is paralleled
by increasing portion sizes in the marketplace, the authors write.
Portion sizes are an important determinant of energy intake; the number
of calories ingested by subjects at a meal has been directly correlated
with the serving size offered.
Sue D. Pedersen, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., and colleagues
at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, conducted
A six-month controlled trial of commercially
available portion control plates and bowls in 2004. The plates were
divided into sections for carbohydrates, proteins, cheese and sauce,
with the rest left open for vegetables.
The sections approximately totaled an 800-calorie
meal for men and a 650-calorie meal for women.
The cereal bowl is designed to allow a 200-calorie
meal of cereal and milk.
Half of 130 obese patients with diabetes (average
age 56) were randomly assigned to use the plate for their largest meal
and the bowl when they ate cereal for breakfast. The other half of the
participants received usual care, which consisted of dietary assessment
and teaching by dieticians.
At the end of the six-month follow-up, 122 patients
remained in the study. Individuals using the portion-control dishes lost
an average of 1.8 percent of their body weight, while those receiving
usual care lost an average of 0.1 percent.
A significantly larger proportion of those using
the dishes16.9 percent vs. 4.6 percentlost at least 5 percent of their
body weight.
This is important, as a 5 percent weight loss has
been shown to be clinically significant in terms of decreasing morbidity
and mortality associated with obesity-linked disorders such as cancer
and myocardial infarction [heart attack], the authors write.
In addition, more of those in the intervention
group vs. the regular care group experienced a decrease in their use of
diabetes medications after six months (26.2% vs. 10.8%).
In conclusion, the portion control tool studied in
this trial was effective in inducing weight loss in obese persons with
type 2 diabetes mellitus comparable to that seen in investigations of
weight loss pharmacotherapy, the authors write.
This simple, inexpensive tool also enabled obese
patients with diabetes mellitus to decrease their hypoglycemic
medication requirements. This intervention holds promise for use in
overweight populations with and without diabetes mellitus.
Editor's Note: This study was sponsored by the
Stewart Diabetes Education Fund. Portion control tools were donated for
use in the study by The Diet Plate.
About the Diet Plate
From company's Website
Hate to diet? Love what you cook? Want to eat with
your family without being made to feel different because you want to
lose weight? Can't be bothered to weigh your food portions or count
calories? Maybe you need The Diet Plate.
What you need is the innovative Complete Weight
Management System from The Diet Plate
The Diet Plate, Male Version (shown above)
For men, boys over eleven years old and also women
who have more than five stones (30kg - 60lb) to lose. There is no need
to count calories, points or fat grams with this innovative weight loss
method.
By simply serving food hot from the stove to your
Diet Plate ฎ and adhering to the measured boundary for starchy
carbohydrates and protein all the counting is done for you - simply at
the glance of an eye!
No guess work involved. Lose 1-4lbs a week by
swapping your regular dinner plate for this beautiful, fine earthenware
microwave and dishwasher safe 11" (28cm) plate.
Eat whatever you love to cook - it accommodates any
type of meal. Why not buy the Calorie Controlled Breakfast Cereal Bowl
too? It completes The Diet Plate ฎ system.
All products come with weight loss/cereal charts
and instruction leaflets. This truly is "Portion Control Made Easy"!
The latest and most sustainable way of losing
weight and keeping it off. In combination with exercise it is a perfect
partner for a healthy lifestyle.
Now clinically proven to control Type 2 diabetes,
with out side effects. Insulin based users may need to adjust medication
and are advised to consult with their doctor for medical support.
Disclaimer: Successful when used in the manner
directed as part of a calorie controlled diet.
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