Brown, Adrian;
Dobbie, Laurence J;
Falvey, Laura;
Patel, Dipesh C;
Kwan, Jonathan TC;
Steinmo, Siri;
Chow, Ling;
(2024)
Real‐world data of a digitally enabled, time‐restricted eating weight management program in public sector workers living with overweight and obesity in the United Kingdom: A service evaluation of the Roczen program.
Obesity Science & Practice
, 10
(1)
, Article e730. 10.1002/osp4.730.
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Abstract
Introduction: The health of the United Kingdom workforce is key; approximately 186 million days are lost to sickness each year. Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) remain major global health challenges. The aim of this retrospective service evaluation was to assess the impact of a digitally enabled, time‐restricted eating (TRE) intervention (Roczen Program, Reset Health Ltd) on weight and other health‐related outcomes. Methods: This service evaluation was conducted in people living with overweight/obesity, with 89% referred from public sector employers. Participants were placed on a TRE, low‐carbohydrate, moderate protein plan delivered by clinicians and mentors with regular follow up, dietary guidance, goal setting, feedback, and social support. Results: A total of 660 members enrolled and retention was 41% at 12 months. The majority were female (73.2%), 58.9% were of White ethnicity, with a mean (SD) age of 47.5 years (10.1), and a body mass index of 35.0 kg/m2 (5.7). Data were available for 82 members at 12‐month. At 12‐month, members mean actual and percentage weight loss was −9.0 kg (7.0; p < 0.001) and −9.2% (6.7, p < 0.001) respectively and waist circumference reduced by −10.3 cm (10.7 p < 0.001), with 45.1% of members achieving ≥10% weight loss. Glycated hemoglobin was significantly improved at 6 months in people living with T2D (−11 mmol/mol [5.7] p = 0.012). Binge eating score significantly reduced (−4.4 [7.0] p = 0.006), despite cognitive restraint increasing (0.37 [0.6] p = 0.006). Conclusion: Our service evaluation showed that the Roczen program led to clinically meaningful improvements in body weight, health‐related outcomes and eating behaviors that were sustained at 12‐month.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Real‐world data of a digitally enabled, time‐restricted eating weight management program in public sector workers living with overweight and obesity in the United Kingdom: A service evaluation of the Roczen program |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/osp4.730 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.730 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2024 The Authors. Obesity Science & Practice published by World Obesity and The Obesity Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
| Keywords: | digital-health, obesity time-restricted eating, work based health |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Experimental and Translational Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187332 |
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