Food insecurity may make losing weight more difficult, even with an intense intervention

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/acop-fim030221.php

 

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6326

 

News Release 8-Mar-2021
American College of Physicians

 

Participants with obesity and food insecurity lost less weight than food secure participants with obesity over 24 months when following an intensive, lifestyle-based intervention for weight loss. These findings suggest that weight loss approaches that address both obesity and food insecurity are needed. Findings from a post hoc analysis of the PROPEL (Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana) study are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Food insecurity, or the lack of sufficient healthy food to sustain an active, healthy lifestyle, is associated with greater body weight in adults, especially in underserved populations.

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