Clinical Effectiveness of the LE3AN Program: A Military Healthy Lifestyle Program

For several decades, obesity has been a major health concern within the general population of the United States as well as within the unique military population. Unlike the civilian sector, military service requires individuals to meet weight and body fat standards. In order to assist overweight mil...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings 2007-04, Vol.14 (1), p.51-57
Main Authors: Earles, Jay E., Kerr, Burton, James, Larry C., Folen, Raymond A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Military personnel
Obesity
Physical fitness
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Summary:For several decades, obesity has been a major health concern within the general population of the United States as well as within the unique military population. Unlike the civilian sector, military service requires individuals to meet weight and body fat standards. In order to assist overweight military personnel return to standards, Tripler Army Medical Center initiated the LE3AN Program. LE3AN is a one-week, day-treatment, cognitive-behavioral weight management program coupled with 12 months of weekly follow-up. Baseline data was collected on 387 consecutive participants. Despite physical fitness training and required standards in each military service, the average BMIs for men and women were in the obese range, with male participants’ BMIs significantly higher than women’s (34.3 vs 31.9, p
ISSN:1068-9583
1573-3572
DOI:10.1007/s10880-007-9052-0