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E u r o p e a n C o n g r e s s o n
Obesity and
Eating Disorder
Obesity 2018
Journal of Obesity & Eating Disorders
ISSN 2471-8203
A p r i l 1 2 - 1 3 , 2 0 1 8
Am s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
Page 60
Introduction:
Prevalence of obesity and overweight are
increasing dramatically in the entire world. This study aimed
to evaluate the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
(MBCT) on weight loss and decrease of blood pressure and
attentional bias to eating cues in overweight women.
Method:
This study was accomplished by pre and post-
test, as well as follow-up with a control group. Among
women referred to nutrition and diet therapy clinic, Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical sciences, 45 participants were
chosen and randomly divided into three groups. Each group
consisted of 15 participants. The first experimental group
was subjected to energy-restricted diet and MBCT in eight
sessions. The second experimental group subjected to an
energy-restricted diet alone. The third group (waiting list) had
no intervention and used as control group. Body mass index
(BMI), blood pressure and attentional bias to eating cues
were evaluated, before, at the end and four weeks after the
interventions. Analysis of covariance and repeated measures
covariance were used to analyze test data.
Results:
Our findings revealed that mindfulness-based
cognitive therapy along with diet therapy is more effective
than diet therapy alone in weight loss, decrease body mass
index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and attentional
bias to eating cues in overweight women (P≤0.01). The
results of present study in follow- up showed that MBCT
Effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive
therapy (MBCT) and hypocaloric diet on weight loss,
improvement of hypertension and attentional bias
to eating cues in overweight people
Aghamohammadi Vahideh
1
, Masoumi Alamout Mercedeh
2
and Haidari Fatemeh
1
1
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2
Payame Noor University, Iran
J Obes Eat Disord 2018, Volume: 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-8203-C1-009
along with diet therapy are significantly more effective on
the weight loss, decrease in BMI, systolic blood pressure
and attentional bias to eating cues than diet therapy alone
(P≤0.01). However, MBCT had no significant effect on
decrease of diastolic blood pressure of the participants in
follow-up.
Conclusion:
This study shows that MBCT along with
conventional diet therapy is more effective in weight loss,
decrease in BMI, blood pressure and attentional bias to
eating cues than diet therapy alone.
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