DNPA’s Weight Management Research to

Practice Series The R2P Series

Translating science to practice

R2P Series

• The R2P series is a way to address the need for a user-friendly summary of the evidence supporting key topics in weight management.

• Each installment in the series consists of two related components.

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Purpose– DNPA responded to requests from funded

states and partners for a user-friendly way to stay current on existing evidence supporting relevant weight management topics.

– Also interested in ways to address these topics in practice.

– Started out with DNPA’s main strategies and expertise and are beginning to expand to other topic areas working with other divisions.

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Process– Scientific review and synthesis of the

literature – Consumer tool developed, as appropriate– Clearances - CDC and Dietary Guidelines – Graphics– Final product posted on website and

promoted at professional conferences and through email listservs

– Professional graphics files available for printing

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Structure– Practitioner piece

• Research brief (5 to10 pages) summarizing evidence, not a comprehensive review

– Consumer Tool • Shorter (4 to 6 pages) of consumer

messages and easy “how to” ideas

– Power point presentations• Presentation of the practitioner piece for

practitioners to use with colleagues, funders, partners, etc.

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Structure of Practitioner Piece– Background – genesis of topic– Build case of available literature

• Review of primary sources• Review of reviews

– Identify research gaps– Practice section of practitioner piece

• General tips that address all levels of the socio-ecological model

• References included

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Structure of Consumer Tool– Translate message of Practitioner

piece into consumer friendly messages without changing the scientific basis

– Brochure with “tips”– Game board– Gathering of resources, i.e. links to

other websites– Open structure to fit each topic best

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Structure of Power Point PresentationPresentation of literature review from practitioner piece– Same message and wording in a

presentation format– Includes “notes’ for presenter– Includes all references

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DistributionCurrent plans for distribution:

• Posting on DNPA website• Sending out link through listservs• Presentations at national conferences• Professional Organizations• Printing – when funds are available and with

partners• Availability of print ready files

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Excerpts from current practitioner and consumer pieces:1. Can eating fruits and vegetables

help people manage their weight? 2. Do increased portion sizes affect

how much we eat?3. Does drinking beverages with added

sugars increase the risk of overweight?

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Can eating fruits and vegetables help people manage their weight?

• Concludes that replacing foods of high energy density with foods of low energy density, such as fruits and vegetables, can be an important part of a weight management strategy.

• Topics covered include: energy density and volume of food and dietary interventions

F&V Practitioner Piece

Fruit and Vegetable Consumer Tool

Fruit and Vegetable Consumer Tool

Can eating fruits and vegetables help people

to manage their weight?

There are many proposed strategies for losing or maintaining weight.

This presentation looks at only one strategy: substituting low-energy-dense fruits and vegetables for foods with high energy density in order to lower the number of calories consumed.

References to all studies are in “Can fruits and vegetables help people to manage their weight?” in the CDC Web site: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa and in the notes in this electronic PowerPoint presentation.

A literature review* found similar findings:

Short-term studies (< 1mo.): Low-energy-dense foods promoted feeling full, reduced hunger, and provided fewer calories.

Long-term studies (> 1mo.): Low-energy-dense foods promoted moderate weight loss.

Studies lasting longer than 6 months: Weight loss was three times greater for people who ate foods of low- energy-density than for people who simply ate low-fat foods.

*Yao M, Roberts SB. Dietary energy density and weight regulation. Nutr Rev 2001;59:247-58.

Intervention 4: Increased Fruits and Vegetables withDecreased Fat Intake*

Participants consumed a daily diet that included specific amounts of fruits, vegetables, juice and fiber, and provided 15%-20% of energy from fat.

After 1 year: Energy-adjusted intake of vegetables and dietary fiber, but

not fruit, was associated with a decrease in body mass index (BMI).

A decrease in percent energy from fat was not associated with a drop in BMI.

*Rock CL, Thomson C, Caan BJ, et al. Reduction in fat intake is not associated with weight loss in most women after breast cancer diagnosis: evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Cancer 2001;91:25-34.

Research Review

Very few studies examined a direct relationship between eating fruits and vegetables and losing weight.

Some studies had few participants.

Many studies focused on fruits and vegetables in the context of treating high blood pressure or cardiac disease—but also reported on weight loss.

Some studies examined the short-term impact of eating fruits and vegetables on energy intake.

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Do increased portion sizes affect how much we eat?

• Examines the science that underlies the notion that large portion sizes have contributed to weight gain among Americans.

• Topics covered include: trends in increasing portion sizes, portion size affects how much we consume during an eating occasion, and assessing amount of intake.

Portion Size Practitioner Piece

Portion Size Consumer Tool

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Does drinking beverages with added sugars increase the risk of overweight?

An overview of the following are provided: added sugar and the contribution of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) to caloric intake, the association of SSB and body weight, interventions to reduce SSB, contextual factors influencing what we drink.

Sugar Sweetened BeveragesPractitioner Piece

Sugar Sweetened BeveragesConsumer Tool

Sugar Sweetened BeveragesConsumer Tool

Sugar Sweetened BeveragesConsumer Tool

Sugar Sweetened BeveragesConsumer Tool

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Upcoming topics– Breastfeeding and pediatric

overweight– Energy density as a weight

management tool– Eating food prepared away from

home and weight management– Weight management among those

with high blood pressure or high cholesterol

– Ideas?

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Core Team Members

Mary Ann FenleyMaria Elena JefferdsMary SerdulaKristen Riehman SullivanBeth Carlton Tohill