The goal of the Mindful Eating and Living (MEAL) intervention was to apply mindfulness to apply mindfulness to eating behavior. The content for the MEAL sessions included group discussion, mindfulness meditation, and group eating exercises. The course, based on the work of Kristeller, Baer, & Quillian-Wolever (31), emphasized brief daily meditation and pairing meditation with eating, but was more streamlined in terms of didactic content and course length. Participants examined hunger and satiety cues, the qualities of foods they crave, and emotional and cognitive states associated with eating. Each session included an eating exercise with a variety of foods. The monthly refresher sessions included a brief meditation, a brief eating exercise, and group discussion. (The MEAL curriculum is available from the authors.)

The Active Control (CONT) group matched the MEAL group regarding schedule. The agenda for the CONT sessions involved giving each participant the opportunity to discuss issues such as food choices, activity levels, and caloric goals. The sessions began by having the participants check-in about their experiences with eating. Next, the clinical psychology graduate student led the participants in goal setting and finally there was a question and answer period when the registered dietician answered questions about food selection. The monthly refresher sessions had the same agenda as the initial weekly sessions.

Obesity

Mindful Eating and Living

Active Weight Loss Control

Mindful Eating and Living for Obese Women

Mindful Eating and Living: A Controlled Study Investigating the Effects of Mindfulness on Weight Loss, Habits, Mood and Biological Markers of Inflammation and Metabolism in Obese Post-Menopausal Women

Brian Shelley

Family Practice Physician

University of New Mexico

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Steroid treatment (10 total days), which is a standard therapy for significant MS relapses.

The intervention in this group will be to undergo a regimen of calorie restriction through fasting every other day (named "alternate day fasting").
Specifically this group will undergo alternate day fasting plus the same steroid regimen as the control group (CR GROUP).
During the day of fasting the subject will be allowed to eat two salads with light dressing, not to go over approximately 500 calories. The CR group subjects will fast on day 2 (second day of IVMP) and then continue to fast on alternate days until day 15. This is the end of the Acute CR phase of the Study, and patients may discontinue the study at this point.

Multiple Sclerosis

Calorie restriction will be achieved by alternate day fasting. During the day of fasting the subject will be allowed to eat two salads with light dressing, not to go over approximately 500 calories. The CR group subjects will fast on day 2 (second day of steroids) and then continue to fast on alternate days until day 15. This is the end of the Acute CR phase of the Study, and patients may discontinue the study at this point.
Chronic CR phase At the end of the Acute CR phase, both groups will be offered to enroll in the alternate day fasting regimen for 6 months (Chronic CR phase). During this phase, patients with a BMI <28 will follow a regimen of fasting for two days per week while patients with BMI>28 will follow a regimen of fasting for three days per week.

Calorie restriction

Washington University in St Louis

Calorie Restriction in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

A Pilot Study of Adipokines and Calorie Restriction in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Serum levels of: adipokines (leptin, adiponectin and resistin)

Pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNFalpha),

T regulatory cell number and in vitro function

Specifically we will assess at the different time points changes in the Standardized neurologic exam called EDSS which assess clinically disability in patients with MS.

The MSFC is a three-part, standardized, quantitative, assessment instrument for use in clinical studies, particularly clinical trials, of MS. (Cutter et al, 1999).

The SDMT is a simple test to assess cognitive functions over time and assess response to treatment.

The MSQLI is a questionnaire to assess quality of life in MS patients.

A stool sample will be collected to assess the effect of the diet on the gut microbiome.

hyperphagia/akuutti patologinen solukuolema

Mindful Eating and Living for Obese Women

Calorie Restriction in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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