In our Healthy Eating program, participants will learn all about calories, benefits of a low-fat diet, how to substitute unhealthy foods, how emotional feelings affect eating habits, strategies for healthy eating when away from home, and more.
Online Program
We have self-directed (samples below) and coaching versions of our online Healthy Eating program.
Off-line Program
Includes printed questionnaire, tailored feedback report and A Guide for Healthy Weight Management, a stage-based behavior change manual for each participant. See off-line programs page for more information.
Printed Manual
A Guide for Healthy Weight Management
Our healthy weight manual includes a healthy eating section. The healthy weight manual is part of the off-line program or is available separately. See the Weight Management manual section of our manual orders page for details.
Effectiveness
Our Weight Management clinical trial showed significantly more healthy eating program participants had reached the Action or Maintenance stages than the comparison group. See our Weight Management program page for study details.
This program was developed with support from SBIR grant R44HL070549 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
Results Published
Johnson, S. S., Paiva, A. L., Cummins, C. O., Johnson, J. L., Dyment, S. J., Wright, J. A., Prochaska, J. O., Prochaska, J. M., & Sherman, K. (2008). Transtheoretical model-based multiple behavior intervention for weight management: Effectiveness on a population basis. Preventive Medicine, 46, 238-246. abstract
BACKGROUND. The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity underscore the need for evidence-based, easily disseminable interventions for weight management that can be delivered on a population basis. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) offers a promising theoretical framework for multiple behavior weight management interventions. METHODS. Overweight or obese adults (BMI 25-39.9; n=1277) were randomized to no-treatment control or home-based, stage-matched multiple behavior interventions for up to three behaviors related to weight management at 0, 3, 6, and 9 months. All participants were re-assessed at 6, 12, and 24 months. RESULTS. Significant treatment effects were found for healthy eating (47.5% versus 34.3%), exercise (44.90% versus 38.10%), managing emotional distress (49.7% versus 30.30%), and untreated fruit and vegetable intake (48.5% versus 39.0%) progressing to Action/Maintenance at 24 months. The groups differed on weight lost at 24 months. Co-variation of behavior change occurred and was much more pronounced in the treatment group, where individuals progressing to Action/Maintenance for a single behavior were 2.5-5 times more likely to make progress on another behavior. The impact of the multiple behavior intervention was more than three times that of single behavior interventions. CONCLUSIONS. This study demonstrates the ability of TTM-based tailored feedback to improve healthy eating, exercise, managing emotional distress, and weight on a population basis. The treatment produced a high level of population impact that future multiple behavior interventions can seek to surpass.