Weight Management Study (LIFE)
You may be eligible to take part in an exciting new weight management
study at the Center for Health Research!
The LIFE study is funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. This study will compare two programs
to help people maintain weight loss.
For 6 months, all those who join the weight loss program. The program will use diet
and exercise to help each person lose at least 10 pounds. Those who meet this goal
will be assigned at random to one of two programs designed to keep the weight off.
Both of the programs to keep weight off last 6 months. One program is a social support
group, and the other will teach members a self acupressure method. The purpose of
the LIFE study is to see which of these two programs is better at helping people
maintain weight loss.
You may be eligible for the study if:
- You are at least 30 years of age
- You are overweight, with a body-mass index of 30-50
- You live in the metro Portland/Vancouver area
Interested KPNW members are invited to attend a meeting to learn more about the
LIFE study. To find a meeting that fits your schedule, go to
www.kpLIFE.org. Or
contact us by phone or e-mail with your name, phone number, and the best time to
reach you.
Phone: 503-335-6345
Email: LIFE@kpchr.org