Weight Loss Interventions: A Case Study

Fitness programs have also been used as a strategy among African American women to decrease the risks of chronic disease such as obesity. Studies show that exercise can play a significant role in preventing diseases and chronic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, arthritis (Manage A Chronic Disease, 2015). Weight loss management interventions have been implemented to help this population of women to control these conditions. Sbrocco, Osborn, Clark, Hsiao & Carter (2012) expressed that typically weight loss programs focus on changes in eating and exercise behaviors. Davis, Martin, Rhode, Dutton, Redmann, Ryan, & Brantley (2006) established a weight management intervention for low income African-American women. They assessed whether a weight management program, addressing the needs of obese in low-income African-American women, would produce greater weight loss than standard medical care. They compared participants in a weight management program compared to those receiving treatment. Davis et al., (2006) found that after six months the women in the intervention group loss more weight compared to the women receiving standard treatment. …show more content…
This program integrates a strong spirituality component, consisted of four major components: healthy eating, active living, stress, and time management (LEAP, 2014). It was was developed to reinforced the belief that increasing physical activity can be an ongoing lifestyle change. Increase the belief that decreasing fat content in foods can be easy to do, developing skill in label reading, healthy cooking and stress management, in addition to components of physical fitness (LEAP,