The Tripler Army Medical Center LEAN Program: a healthy lifestyle model for the treatment of obesity. 1997

L C James, and R A Folen, and F N Garland, and C Edwards, and M Noce, and D Gohdes, and D Williams, and S Bowles, and M A Kellar, and E Supplee
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000.

This paper provides an overview of the Tripler Army Medical Center LEAN Program for the treatment of obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and essential hypertension. The LEAN Program, a multi-disciplinary prevention program, emphasizes healthy Lifestyles, Exercise and Emotions, Attitudes, and Nutrition for active duty service members. The treatment model offers a medically healthy, emotionally safe, and reasonable, low-intensity exercise program to facilitate weight loss. We will discuss the philosophy behind the LEAN Program and the major components. Thereafter, we will briefly discuss the preliminary results.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008019 Life Style Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed) Lifestyle Factors,Life Style Induced Illness,Lifestyle,Factor, Lifestyle,Life Styles,Lifestyle Factor,Lifestyles
D008889 Military Personnel Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces. Air Force Personnel,Armed Forces Personnel,Army Personnel,Coast Guard,Marines,Navy Personnel,Sailors,Soldiers,Submariners,Military,Force Personnel, Air,Personnel, Air Force,Personnel, Armed Forces,Personnel, Army,Personnel, Military,Personnel, Navy,Sailor,Soldier,Submariner
D009747 Nutritional Physiological Phenomena The processes and properties of living organisms by which they take in and balance the use of nutritive materials for energy, heat production, or building material for the growth, maintenance, or repair of tissues and the nutritive properties of FOOD. Nutrition Physiological Phenomena,Nutrition Physiology,Nutrition Processes,Nutritional Physiology Phenomena,Nutrition Phenomena,Nutrition Physiological Concepts,Nutrition Physiological Phenomenon,Nutrition Process,Nutritional Phenomena,Nutritional Physiological Phenomenon,Nutritional Physiology,Nutritional Physiology Concepts,Nutritional Physiology Phenomenon,Nutritional Process,Nutritional Processes,Concept, Nutrition Physiological,Concept, Nutritional Physiology,Concepts, Nutrition Physiological,Concepts, Nutritional Physiology,Nutrition Physiological Concept,Nutritional Physiology Concept,Phenomena, Nutrition,Phenomena, Nutrition Physiological,Phenomena, Nutritional,Phenomena, Nutritional Physiological,Phenomena, Nutritional Physiology,Phenomenon, Nutrition Physiological,Phenomenon, Nutritional Physiological,Phenomenon, Nutritional Physiology,Physiological Concept, Nutrition,Physiological Concepts, Nutrition,Physiological Phenomena, Nutrition,Physiological Phenomena, Nutritional,Physiological Phenomenon, Nutrition,Physiological Phenomenon, Nutritional,Physiology Concept, Nutritional,Physiology Concepts, Nutritional,Physiology Phenomena, Nutritional,Physiology Phenomenon, Nutritional,Physiology, Nutrition,Physiology, Nutritional,Process, Nutrition,Process, Nutritional,Processes, Nutrition,Processes, Nutritional
D009765 Obesity A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D003376 Counseling The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.
D006254 Hawaii A group of islands in Polynesia, in the north central Pacific Ocean, comprising eight major and 114 minor islands, largely volcanic and coral. Its capital is Honolulu. It was first reached by Polynesians about 500 A.D. It was discovered and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 by Captain Cook. The islands were united under the rule of King Kamehameha 1795-1819 and requested annexation to the United States in 1893 when a provisional government was set up. Hawaii was established as a territory in 1900 and admitted as a state in 1959. The name is from the Polynesian Owhyhii, place of the gods, with reference to the two volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, regarded as the abode of the gods. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p493 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p2330) Midway Island,Midway Islands
D006293 Health Promotion Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care. Health Campaigns,Promotion of Health,Wellness Programs,Promotional Items,Campaign, Health,Campaigns, Health,Health Campaign,Health Promotions,Item, Promotional,Items, Promotional,Program, Wellness,Programs, Wellness,Promotion, Health,Promotional Item,Promotions, Health,Wellness Program
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015397 Program Evaluation Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact. Evaluation, Program,Family Planning Program Evaluation,Program Appropriateness,Program Effectiveness,Program Sustainability,Appropriateness, Program,Effectiveness, Program,Evaluations, Program,Program Evaluations,Program Sustainabilities,Sustainabilities, Program,Sustainability, Program
D015438 Health Behavior Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health. Health-Related Behavior,Behavior, Health,Behavior, Health-Related,Behaviors, Health,Behaviors, Health-Related,Health Behaviors,Health Related Behavior,Health-Related Behaviors

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