This study will be a randomized cross-over design over the course of 2 academic years. 40 subjects -20 overweight women and 20 over weight men will be recruited. Each subject will have body composition tested, blood lipid profile, and resting metabolic rate done in the beginning of the first academic year and at the end of the first academic year. The intervention group will receive activity trackers, diet counseling, and fitness counseling for one academic year. The second year, all outcome measures (a body scan, blood lipid profile, and resting metabolic rate) will be performed again at the start of the academic year 2, except the intervention group will now be the control group and the control group will now receive the same intervention. All final outcome measures will be performed at the end of the second year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
This group will receive online education modules to educate them on exercise prescription, nutrition and behavioral changes.
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York, United States
Body fat percentage
Body composition
Time frame: 4 months
Step Count
Activity based on step count
Time frame: 4 months
Resting Metabolic Rate
Resting metabolic rate changes as per oxygen consumption
Time frame: 4 months
Total Cholesterol
fasting serum mg/dL
Time frame: 4 months
High Density Lipoproteins
fasting serum mg/dL
Time frame: 4 months
Low Density Lipoproteins
fasting serum mg/dL
Time frame: 4 months
Triglycerides
fasting serum mg/dL
Time frame: 4 months
Hemoglobin A1C
fasting plasma % of total hemoglobin
Time frame: 4 months
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