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Knowledge about nutrition, eating habits and weight reduction intervention among methadone maintenance treatment patients

Sason, Anat, Adelson, Miriam, Herzman-Harari, Sarit, Peles, Einat·2018·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
DOI 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.12.008
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Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients are often under-nourished and overweight. The impact of a nutrition intervention program to improve knowledge about healthy food habits and losing weight was studied. Patients were screened for knowledge about nutrition and body mass index (BMI). Those with a low knowledge score or a BMI ≥26 (n=89) were randomly divided into either intervention (two lectures on healthy nutrition followed by weight monitoring over 6weeks), or controls (weighed at baseline, post-lectures and at study closure). The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), eating behavior rating, and nutrition knowledge questionnaires were used. Knowledge and food habit scores improved in the intervention group (28.4±4.3, 37.2±3.1, 32.5±3.9 pre-, post- and 6-weeks post-lectures, respectively), with no change in the controls (28.6±3.4, 28.2±4.9, 28.1±5.3, repeated measured p(time)=0.001, p(group)=0.001, p(interaction)=0.001); food habit (intervention: 35.0±7.0, 38.4±5.2, 37.5±5.3, controls: 34.0±6.9, 34.7±6.9, 34.6±7.4, p(time)=0.001, p(group)=0.04, p(interaction)=0.06). BMI scores however did not change and were similar in both groups (p=0.9). Of all patients, 10.1% met the criteria of food addiction according to the YFAS, 40.4% lost weight and 28% gained weight, with no group differences. There were more symptoms of food addiction among the patients who gained weight vs. those who lost weight (3.7±2.0 vs. 2.6±1.8, respectively, p=0.04). We concluded that although weight loss was not observed, intervention is recommended for improving knowledge about nutrition and for fostering healthy eating habits with the aim of reducing diet-related morbidity among all MMT patients. Longitudinal program combined with physical activity is needed to study if may lead to weight loss.

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  • Methadone maintenance patients have received nutritional counseling aimed at reducing diet-related morbidity but a lack of measurable changes (e.g., weight) reduce the scientific salience.

    “Methadone maintenance patients have received nutritional counseling aimed at reducing diet-related morbidity but a lack of measurable changes (e.g., weight) reduce the scientific salience (204).”

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Authors
Sason, A., Adelson, M., Herzman-Harari, S., & Peles, E.
Affiliations
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
Corresponding author
Peles, Einat
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Venue
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-03
Volume
86
Pages
52-59
ISSN
0740-5472 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jsat.2017.12.008
OpenAlex
W2773996900
Cited by
32
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
FWCI
2.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Adelson Family Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
methadone maintenance treatment, nutrition knowledge, dietary habits, weight loss interventions, food addiction, body mass index, overweight, malnutrition, weight loss, substance use disorder patients, nutrition education
MeSH terms
Adult, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Methadone, Opioid-Related Disorders, Nutritional Requirements, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Treatment Outcome, Opiate Substitution Treatment

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