Mariana Dimitrov Ulian, Ana Jéssica Pinto, Priscila de Morais Sato, Fabiana B Benatti, Patricia Lopes de Campos-Ferraz, Desire Coelho, Odilon J Roble, Fernanda Sabatini, Isabel Perez, Luiz Aburad, André Vessoni, Ramiro Fernandez Unsain, Marcelo Macedo Rogero, Tatiana Natasha Toporcov, Ana Lúcia de Sá-Pinto, Bruno Gualano, Fernanda B Scagliusi
Health at Every Size® (HAES®) is a weight-neutral approach focused on promoting healthy behaviors in people with different body sizes. This study examined multiple physiological, attitudinal, nutritional, and behavioral effects of a newly developed, intensive, interdisciplinary HAES®-based intervention in obese women. This was a prospective, seven-month, randomized (2:1), controlled, mixed-method clinical trial. The intervention group (I-HAES®; n = 39) took part in an intensified HAES®-based intervention comprising a physical activity program, nutrition counseling sessions, and philosophical workshops...
2018: PloS One