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Is weight management program alone effective?

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Every year, it has been the goal of many people around the world to lose some inches, a few kilograms on the weighing scale, to fit in one size smaller and etc. There are people who manage to achieve their goal by end of the year, but many were struggling and even gave up on pursuing these goals.

In order to help more people to achieve their goals, there are many weight management programs available online ranging from exercise routine to diet program from renowned coaches, dieticians and nutritionists. There are few criteria to consider when choosing weight management programs such as the following;

  1. Nutritional quality – weight management programs that are nutritionally balanced and meeting the nutritional need of the individual
  2. Sustainability – promoting a long-term support that is simple and hassle-free to follow through the routine
  3. Effectiveness of weight loss – proven efficacy or effectiveness of the method or diet with repetitive success of individuals who undergone through the program.
  4. Additional health benefits – besides having weight management, some programs may offer different health benefits too.

Weight management programs are good for people who wants to achieve their goals. However, there are challenges to according to a study done on the barriers and facilitators of successful weight loss during participation in behavioral weight management programs by University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Based on the study, the barriers that are affecting the results of weight management programs are;

  1. Family
  2. Time of commitment
  3. Lack of social support
  4. Individual’s motivation
  5. Aspects of the program

As for the facilitators that are encouraging the individuals to be successful are as the following;

  1. Feeling of belonging to the program
  2. High social support level
  3. Seeing early weight loss results in the program

In Monteloeder, we had developed Metabolaid, a branded ingredient based on the combination of hibiscus and lemon verbena extract for people who are suffering from metabolic syndrome. We have nine published clinical studies that shows Metabolaid may help with the following benefits;

  1. Maintain a healthy body weight and waistline.
  2. Promote a healthy cholesterol profile.
  3. Support a healthy blood pressure parameters.
  4. Maintain healthy blood glucose parameters.
  5. Has satiety effect to control your appetite.

For more information, do visit us at https://www.monteloeder.com/branded-ingredients/health-wellness/#metabolaid

Matthew Tan

Regional Manager Asia Pacific