New Study Examines the Influence of Eating Behavior Patterns on Weight Loss
June 25 2024 - 8:00AM
Wondr Health, the proven leader in preventive and chronic care for
metabolic, emotional, and physical health transformation, today
announced the results from a study presented at the American
Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions. The study examined
individuals who participate in Wondr — an evidence-based, digital
behavior-change program — to determine which eating behavior
patterns affect participation and weight loss in an online,
corporate-sponsored weight-loss program.
The study included 206,426 participants enrolled in Wondr
through their employer or health plan. Participants completed a
questionnaire to categorize eating behavior patterns and evaluated
responses with the number of online classes attended and maximum
percent weight loss at 12 weeks in the program.
The social eating behavior, defined as eating in social
situations in the absence of true hunger, was the most common type
(64% of participants). 49% had emotional eating behaviors, eating
when they experience strong emotions like stress, sadness, anxiety,
or anger. Hunger eating behavior was also common with 48% of
participants having persistent hunger throughout the day. Less
common was rigid eating behavior (24%), an all-or-nothing approach
where participants have a set of strict rules for the diet, and
classic struggle (12%) where there are none of the other eating
behavior patterns.
Mean participation was 11.3 online classes and mean maximum
weight loss was 3.2%. Study investigators did not find any
clinically meaningful differences between the groups for in-class
attendance or weight loss demonstrating that participants in all
eating behavior categories engaged to a similar degree in the Wondr
program and had a similar amount of weight loss at 12 weeks.
“We know that a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective when
it comes to weight loss and that the when, how, and why we eat is
just as important as what we eat,” said Tim Church, MD, MPH, PHD,
study investigator and Chief Medical Officer, Wondr Health. “These
study findings point to the need for personalized weight-loss
curriculum based on individual circumstances such as eating
behavior patterns.”
The Wondr program offers personalized programming with expert
content and coaching to support individual eating behavior patterns
and help build skills for lasting behavior change. Personalization
drives engagement in Wondr (84.4% engage with the program). Strong
engagement leads to increased clinical outcomes (50% reverse
hypertension and metabolic syndrome) and cost savings (2.1x ROI in
plan year).
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About Wondr Health
Wondr Health is the proven leader in metabolic, emotional, and
physical health transformation for everyone. Leveraging over 15
years of behavior change experience and partnership with health
plans and employers, Wondr Health delivers interrelated,
personalized, skill-building programs for weight management,
obesity, nutrition, stress relief, anxiety, and movement that
improve the health of participants. Powered by data-driven
engagement expertise and personalized programming, and supported by
expert content and coaching, the company’s flexible and scalable
digital solutions engage populations, improve quality of life and
health outcomes, and prevent and reduce the cost of chronic
health conditions. To learn more, visit www.wondrhealth.com.
Trent Freeman
Wondr Health
7733305540
wondr@innsena.com