Comparing the effectiveness of the lifestyle training and the diet therapy on the body mass index in obese adolescents of Yasuj high schools

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the affecting weight lifestyle training and the diet therapy on the body mass index (BMI) in obese adolescents of Yasuj city. Forty five female high school students of Yasuj city who had received a diagnosis of overweight and obesity participated in this study. Subjects were randomly selected and divided into three groups, and their body mass indexes were assessed. Two intervention groups were exposed to the affecting weight lifestyle training and the diet therapy, and the third group (control) did not receive any intervention. Following the treatment period, body mass indexes of the three groups were reassessed. The data were analyzed by implementing Univariate analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc tests. The findings showed that although interventional techniques such as the diet therapy and the affecting weight lifestyle training were effective for weight loss, but the affecting weight lifestyle training was more effective for weight loss.