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Area of Science:

Occupational Health
Preventive Medicine
Clinical Nutrition

Background:

Workplace interventions can address health issues in employees.
Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors are prevalent in academic health science center employees.
Delivery methods for health interventions may impact effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a 12-week workplace intervention (WIP) for overweight/obese employees.
To assess the impact of WIP on energy intake, weight, physical activity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
To compare the effectiveness of in-person versus internet-based delivery methods for the WIP.

Main Methods:

Prospective clinical trial comparing in-person and internet-based WIP delivery.
Intervention included identical dietitian visits at baseline and weeks 6, 12, and 26.
Primary outcomes were changes in weight, physical activity, and CVD risk.

Main Results:

No significant difference in treatment effect between delivery methods.
Significant within-subject improvements observed at week 12 in weight, waist circumference, body fat, HRQOL, and energy intake.
Further improvements noted at week 26, including systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Conclusions:

A 12-week workplace intervention led to significant improvements in several health markers.
The observed health benefits were independent of the delivery method (in-person vs. internet-based).
Workplace interventions are effective in improving employee health outcomes.