Study by
Dr. Barone Gibbs, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh's dep. of health & physical activity;
Lewis Kuller, M.D., Dr.P.H. , professor emeritus Dep. of Epidemiology,Pittsburgh Public Health;
Laura S. Kinzel, M.S., R.D., University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health;
Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston;
and Yue-Fang Chang, Ph.D., School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh.
The research
"Researchers studied 465 overweight and obese postmenopausal women previously enrolled in Pitt Public Health’s Women on the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) study and analyzed changes in eating habits and weight loss from the beginning of the study to six and 48 months.