Obesity

One‐Year Weight Loss Following a Remote Culinary Medicine Program: A Bi‐Center Randomized Controlled Trial

Obesity (Silver Spring)Published Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · Weight changeResult — go to the resultNet difference −4.30 % CI −0.69% to −7.92%

Authors' conclusion

CM can be an effective strategy to promote weight and body fat loss.

Study context

Population
Adults aged 25–70 with BMI 27.5–35 kg/m²modified ITT analysis
Participants
50 adults
Comparison
Culinary medicine (CM) intervention vs control
Primary endpoint
Body weight
Follow-up
0, 3, 6 and 12 months
Methodological detailsbi-center, remote culinary medicine program
  • Bi-center
  • Remote culinary medicine program

Primary result

Weight change · 12 months

Net difference

−4.30 %

CI −0.69% to −7.92%

P = 0.021

Change by group

Intervention

−4.02%

mean · unlabelled (in parentheses) 6.24%

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

OutcomeInterventionNet difference (CI)P value
Mediterranean diet score improvement · 3 months2 points1.62 (0.263–2.968)P = 0.020
Calorie consumption decrease · 6 months452 cal−390 (−701.1 to −78.13)P = 0.015
OutcomeInterventionNet difference (%) (CI)P value
Weight change · 3 monthsmean −3.23% (unlabelled (in parentheses) 3.52%)−2.52 (−0.48% to −4.56%)P = 0.016
Weight change · 6 monthsmean −4.2% (unlabelled (in parentheses) 5.24%)−2.98 (−0.36% to −5.60%)P = 0.027
Fat mass loss · 6 months1.86% (unlabelled (in parentheses) 1.54%)1.96 (−3.82% to 0.11%)P = 0.039

Original publication

One‐Year Weight Loss Following a Remote Culinary Medicine Program: A Bi‐Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 7 April 2026. doi:10.1002/oby.70193

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