Comparative effectiveness of popular diet programs on changes in android and gynoid body composition in women (LB301)

The purpose of this study was to determine if different diet and exercise programs differentially affect android and/or gynoid body composition changes in sedentary women. 127 sedentary women (46±12 yr, 45.5±5% body fat, BMI 35.1±5) were randomized to participate in a control group (C) or the Curves Complete® program with online support (CC), Weight Watchers® Points Plus (WW), Jenny Craig® (JC), or Nutrisystem® Advance Select™ (NS) weight loss programs for 12-wks. DEXA body composition with android (A) and gynoid (G) measurements were obtained. MANOVA revealed a significant time (p<0.001) and group x time (p=0.006) effects. Participants in the CC group generally lost more A-FM (C -8±421; CC -479±462; WW -162±410; JC -275±406; NS -237±456 g, p=0.01), A-BF (C -0.3±2.6; CC -2.9±3.6; WW -0.4±3.7; JC -1.3±3.2; NS -1.2±2.5 %, p<0.04), G-FM (C 73±335; CC -823±658; WW -392±458; JC -709±871; NS -430±631, p<0.001), and G-BF (C 0.0±2.1; CC -3.3±2.9; WW -0.7±2.6; JC -1.6±2.4; NS -0.6±1.9 %, p<0.001) with less loss in...