@article{oai:tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp:02001272,
 author = {中田, 由夫 and NAKATA, Yoshio and Sasai, Hiroyuki and Tsujimoto, Takehiko and 橋本, 幸一 and HASHIMOTO, Koichi and 小林, 裕幸 and KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {Obesity facts : the European journal of obesity},
 month = {May},
 note = {Background: Obesity is a public health problem worldwide. To widely disseminate weight-loss interventions across the target population, a cost-effective approach is needed. Objective: We aimed to test whether a single motivational lecture could promote weight loss. Methods: Our study was a 3-month randomized controlled trial, and we recruited participants via local newspaper advertisements in 3 cities in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, and randomly assigned them to a control group (no intervention) and an intervention group, who attended a single motivational lecture lasting approximately 2 h. No other lectures or textbooks were provided. The eligibility criteria included an age of 40–64 years, a body mass index (BMI) of 25–40 kg/m2, and the presence of at least 1 component of metabolic syndrome. The primary outcome was body weight change at 3 months. Results: We enrolled 145 eligible participants with a mean age of 53.8 ± 7.1 years and a BMI of 28.5 ± 3.1 kg/m2. The 3-month body weight change in the control and intervention groups was –0.65 kg (95% confidence interval [CI] –1.09 to –0.20) and –2.48 kg (95% CI –3.01 to –1.95), respectively. The between-group difference was 1.83 kg (95% CI 1.15–2.51). Conclusions: The significant difference suggested that a single motivational lecture is an effective option to promote modest weight loss in the short term.},
 pages = {267--278},
 title = {A Single Motivational Lecture Can Promote Modest Weight Loss : A Randomized Controlled Trial},
 volume = {13},
 year = {2020},
 yomi = {ナカタ, ヨシオ and ハシモト, コウイチ and コバヤシ, ヒロユキ}
}