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Exercise in the treatment of obesityJohn M Jakicic
Department of Health, Physical, and Recreation Activity, Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, 104 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 32:967-80. 2003..Incorporation of these recommendations may increase the likelihood of clinicians' prescribing exercise for overweight and obese adults to effectively manage their body weight...
Effect of a stepped-care intervention approach on weight loss in adults: a randomized clinical trialJohn M Jakicic
Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
JAMA 307:2617-26. 2012..Stepped-treatment approaches customize interventions based on milestone completion and can be more effective while costing less to administer than conventional treatment approaches...
Semiquantitative assessment of subchondral bone marrow edema-like lesions and subchondral cysts of the knee at 3T MRI: a comparison between intermediate-weighted fat-suppressed spin echo and Dual Echo Steady State sequencesDaichi Hayashi
Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:198. 2011....- Effect of exercise on 24-month weight loss maintenance in overweight womenJohn M Jakicic
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, 140 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:1550-9; discussion 1559-60. 2008..Debate remains regarding the amount of physical activity that will facilitate weight loss maintenance... - Effect of a lifestyle intervention on change in cardiorespiratory fitness in adults with type 2 diabetes: results from the Look AHEAD StudyJ M Jakicic
Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 33:305-16. 2009..To examine the effect of an intensive lifestyle weight loss intervention (ILI) compared to diabetes support and education (DSE) on changes in fitness and physical activity in the Look AHEAD trial... - Treatment and prevention of obesity: what is the role of exercise?John M Jakicic
Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, 140 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Nutr Rev 64:S57-61. 2006..Therefore, it is important to have interventions that target these levels of physical activity to improve health-related outcomes and to facilitate long-term weight control... - Physical activity considerations for the treatment and prevention of obesityJohn M Jakicic
University of Pittsburgh Department of Health and Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 82:226S-229S. 2005..Thus, it is important to target intervention strategies to facilitate the adoption and maintenance of an adequate amount of physical activity to control body weight... - Physical activity recommendations in the treatment of obesityJohn M Jakicic
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, 140 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:141-50, ix. 2005 - Evaluation of the SenseWear Pro Armband to assess energy expenditure during exerciseJohn M Jakicic
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:897-904. 2004..To assess the accuracy of the SenseWear Pro Armband for estimating energy expenditure during exercise... - The effect of physical activity on body weightJohn M Jakicic
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:S34-8. 2009..Future research is also needed to understand the physiological/metabolic pathways and mechanisms that explain the influence of physical activity on long-term regulation of body weight... - Exercise strategies for the obese patientJohn M Jakicic
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, Department of Health, Physical, and Recreation Education, University of Pittsburgh, 140 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Prim Care 30:393-403. 2003..When addressing these issues, it is also important to consider the barriers that individual patients may encounter that will have an effect on adoption and maintenance of exercise behaviors... - Effect of exercise duration and intensity on weight loss in overweight, sedentary women: a randomized trialJohn M Jakicic
University of Pittsburgh, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
JAMA 290:1323-30. 2003..A higher duration and intensity of exercise may improve long-term weight loss... - Exercise considerations for the sedentary, overweight adultJohn M Jakicic
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 31:91-5. 2003..This review will focus on the role of exercise in the management of body weight and factors that should be considered when prescribing exercise to overweight adults... - Activity patterns of obese adults with type 2 diabetes in the look AHEAD studyJohn M Jakicic
Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1995-2005. 2010..This study describes baseline physical activity (PA) patterns of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) enrolled in the multicenter Look AHEAD Study using an objective measure of PA (accelerometry)... - Relationship of physical activity to eating behaviors and weight loss in womenJohn M Jakicic
Brown Medical School The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:1653-9. 2002.... - The effect of physical activity on 18-month weight change in overweight adultsJohn M Jakicic
Department of Health and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:100-9. 2011..Strategies to facilitate the maintenance of these behaviors are needed to optimize weight control... - Obesity and physical activityJohn M Jakicic
Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, 140 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 34:829-40. 2011..Thus, progression of overweight and obese patients to an adequate dose of physical activity needs to be incorporated into clinical interventions for weight control... - Four-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with long-term successThomas A Wadden
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:1987-98. 2011..e., ≥ 5%) in overweight/obese participants with type 2 diabetes and maintain this loss in more than 45% of patients at 4 years... - One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with successThomas A Wadden
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:713-22. 2009..The lifestyle intervention was clinically effective in all subsets of an ethnically and demographically diverse population... - Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trialRena R Wing
Department of Psychiatry, The Miriam Hospital Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02860, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:1566-75. 2010..We examined the effects of lifestyle intervention on changes in weight, fitness, and CVD risk factors during a 4-year study... - Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for individuals with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes: results from the Look AHEAD trialJessica L Unick
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Diabetes Care 34:2152-7. 2011.... - Fitness, fatness, and cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: look ahead studyRena R Wing
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:2107-16. 2007..The present study examined the association of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity with CVD risk factors in an ethnically diverse sample of overweight/obese individuals with type 2 diabetes... - The efficacy of a technology-based system in a short-term behavioral weight loss interventionKristen M Polzien
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Health and Physical Activity, 140 Trees Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:825-30. 2007..The objective was to examine the efficacy of adding a technology-based program to an in-person, behavioral weight loss intervention... - Impact of weight-cycling history on bone density in obese womenKara I Gallagher
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center and Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam and Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Obes Res 10:896-902. 2002..The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of weight cycling (as defined by the frequency and magnitude of intentional weight loss) on bone mineral density and bone mineral content in obese sedentary women... - Effects of diet and physical activity interventions on weight loss and cardiometabolic risk factors in severely obese adults: a randomized trialBret H Goodpaster
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, MUH N810, 3459 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
JAMA 304:1795-802. 2010.... - Comparison of techniques for self-monitoring eating and exercise behaviors on weight loss in a correspondence-based interventionDiane L Helsel
Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1807-10. 2007..These results may have implications for improving self-monitoring in overweight adults during periods of weight loss... - Lifestyle intervention strategies to prevent and control type 2 diabetesAmy D Otto
University of Pittsburgh, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, Suite 600, Birmingham Towers, 2100 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA
Curr Diab Rep 8:407-12. 2008..Using these motivational incentive strategies can be an effective means to help individuals succeed with their weight loss efforts... - The role of physical activity in prevention and treatment of body weight gain in adultsJohn M Jakicic
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Nutr 132:3826S-3829S. 2002.... - Telephone versus print delivery of an individualized motivationally tailored physical activity intervention: Project STRIDEBess H Marcus
Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Health Psychol 26:401-9. 2007..The authors tested 2 delivery channels, telephone and print, to determine whether one was more effective in promoting physical activity... - Examination of print and telephone channels for physical activity promotion: Rationale, design, and baseline data from Project STRIDEBess H Marcus
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Coro Building, Suite 500, One Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:90-104. 2007..print) for physical activity adoption and short-term maintenance among previously sedentary adults... - Objective quantification of physical activity in bariatric surgery candidates and normal-weight controlsDale S Bond
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 6:72-8. 2010..However, few studies have determined the amount and intensity of activities undertaken preoperatively by bariatric surgery patients using objective measures... - Psychosocial factors related to physical activity and weight loss in overweight womenKara I Gallagher
Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:971-80. 2006..05). CONCLUSION: Targeting self-efficacy, behavioral strategies, and barriers in weight management programs may improve physical activity, which may result in improved weight loss in overweight adults... - A comparison of Internet and print-based physical activity interventionsBess H Marcus
The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:944-9. 2007..Using the Internet to deliver a tailored physical activity intervention offers an alternative to print that might be available to larger populations at a lower cost... - Physical activity and physical function changes in obese individuals after gastric bypass surgeryDeborah A Josbeno
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 6:361-6. 2010..We examined the physical activity, physical function, psychosocial correlates to physical activity participation, and health-related quality of life of patients before and after GBS... - Step into Motion: a randomized trial examining the relative efficacy of Internet vs. print-based physical activity interventionsBess H Marcus
The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:737-47. 2007..This study will have implications for the dissemination of Internet-based physical activity interventions... - Exercise capacity and cardiovascular/metabolic characteristics of overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes: the Look AHEAD clinical trialPaul M Ribisl
Health and Exercise Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest Road, Winston Salem, NC 27109, USA
Diabetes Care 30:2679-84. 2007..0 kg/m2) men and women with type 2 diabetes who were randomized participants for the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) clinical trial... - Effects of a 16-month randomized controlled exercise trial on body weight and composition in young, overweight men and women: the Midwest Exercise TrialJoseph E Donnelly
Energy Balance Laboratory, Schiefelbusch Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:1343-50. 2003..We hypothesized that a 16-month program of verified exercise would prevent weight gain or provide weight loss in the exercise group compared with controls... - New vision for health promotion within sports medicineSteven N Blair
Cooper Institute, 12330 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Am J Health Promot 18:182-5. 2003.... - Perceived exertion, electromyography, and blood lactate during acute bouts of resistance exerciseKristen M Lagally
Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790 5120, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:552-9; discussion 560. 2002..In addition, changes in blood lactic acid and biceps muscle activity assessed using electromyography (EMG) were investigated as potential mediators of RPE during resistance exercise... - Ratings of perceived exertion in active muscle during high-intensity and low-intensity resistance exerciseRandall F Gearhart
Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA
J Strength Cond Res 16:87-91. 2002..11 +/- 2.08 for the HIP and 8.34 +/- 1.35 for the LIP. Performing few repetitions using heavier weight is perceived to be more difficult than lifting comparatively lighter weight with more repetitions when external work is held constant...
Research Grants
- Look AHEAD: Action for Health in DiabetesJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2007..These procedures will enable us to analyze the effects of the intervention on serious cardiovascular events, on CVD risk factors, diabetes related factors and complications, and cost-effectiveness of the intervention. ..
- Technology to Improve Assessment of Physical ActivityJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2005..The KAL-X Sensor is an innovative technology that may revolutionize the assessment of energy expenditure and may have implications for improving outcomes in clinical programs. ..
- Effect of Exercise on Prevention of Weight GainJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2006..The results of this study will have a significant impact on exercise recommendations for preventing weight gain in adults. ..
- Enhancing Exercise Participation in Overweight WomenJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2006..It is believed that this proposed study will lead to improvements in exercise participation in overweight women, which will result in improvements in the long-term treatment of obesity. ..
- The Effect of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight LossJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Effect of Exercise on Prevention of Weight GainJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2003..The results of this study will have a significant impact on exercise recommendations for preventing weight gain in adults. ..
- A MENTOR-BASED APPROACH TO LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSSJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2001..It is believed that a mentor- based intervention will lead to improvements in the long-term treatment of obesity. ..
- DOSE-RESPONSE OF EXERCISE ON LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSSJohn Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2002..The investigators believe that the proposed study will lead to improvements in the long-term treatment of obesity. ..
- The Effect of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight LossJohn M Jakicic; Fiscal Year: 2010....