A Physical Activity and Diet Program to Prevent Accumulation of Abdominal Fat Mass in Recently Retired Men and Women

Wageningen University400 enrolled

Overview

Advancing age in itself is associated with changes in body composition. However, during transitional life stages, such as retirement, detrimental changes on diet and physical activity may occur. This might lead to weight gain and accumulation of abdominal fat. To prevent these changes, participants receive a low-intensity intervention on energy balance and related behaviours. After six months, one and two years, the effects will be studied by comparing the intervention group with the control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Retirement Weight Gain

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Apparently healthy and recently retired Exclusion Criteria: * Using drugs that might influence body composition, digestion or physical activities

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anthropometrics (body weight, height, circumferences, total body fat%, blood pressure)

Energy intake (Food Frequency Questionnaire)

Physical activity level (Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly)

Secondary Outcomes

Psychosocial factors (attitude, social influence, self-efficacy etc.)