Weight loss on the LighterLife Lite LCD
2014
Overweight women with hypothyroidism achieve the same weight loss as those without hypothyroidism by following the low calorie diet LighterLife Lite for 12 weeks.
Johnston KL, Haynes S, Dyson L, Capehorn M, Broom J, Cox J, Hewlett B (2014). Poster presented at the 21st European Congress on Obesity. Obesity Facts, 7(suppl 1):93
Thyroid dysfunction is one of the most common endocrine disorders in the UK, affecting 15 in every 1000 women. For overweight women with hypothyroidism there are both real and perceived additional barriers in achieving weight loss, when compared with women without this condition. A comparison of 20 women with hypothyroidism who completed 12 weeks on the LighterLife Lite low-calorie diet and 20 12-week completers without hypothyroidism (matched for age and BMI) found that those receiving medication for hypothyroidism can achieve a similar statistically significant weight reduction to those women without a diagnosed thyroid abnormality.
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2013
Year-on-year comparison of male and female patients following 8 weeks of the LighterLife Lite LCD weight-loss and behaviour-change programme.
Jenner CL, Mullins G, Lula S, Johnston KL, Broom J, Cox JSA, Hewlett B (2013). Obesity Reviews. Poster presented at 20th European Congress on Obesity, Liverpool, May 2013.
‘Start weight and BMI are increasing year on year, which may be a reflection of our increasingly obesogenic environment. However, the amount of weight loss achieved using the LighterLife Lite LCD programme is highly consistent year on year, and is clinically significant at 10.1%, which is likely to improve health outcomes by reducing the risk of weight-related co-morbidities.’
ECO 2013 p.1
2011
Mean weight loss results for 2007 overweight female patients following 8 weeks of the LighterLife Lite LCD weight-loss programme in 2010. Hallam C et al (2011). Obesity Reviews. Poster presented at 18th European Congress on Obesity, Istanbul, 2011.
The average weight loss for 2007 women participating in the Lite LCD plan was 7.8kg (1st 3lb) in 8 weeks, with a mean BMI reduction of 2.9. This equates to a clinically significant percentage weight loss of 10.3% – reducing body weight by 10% is known to reduce the risk of weight-related comorbidities.
ECO 2011 p.3
2010
To report on the weight loss achieved in 8 weeks by 1810 female patients with BMI 25-29.9 on the LighterLife Lite LCD weight-loss programme in 2009; a retrospective study. Hallam CL et al (2010). Obesity Reviews, 11(S1):244. Poster presented at 11th International Congress on Obesity, Stockholm, 2010.
‘Average weight loss was 7.1kg (1st 2lb) in 8 weeks.’
ICO 2010 p.3
