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

Mil Med. 1997 May;162(5):328-32.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Counseling
  • Hawaii
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Promotion*
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Military Personnel*
  • Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Obesity / therapy*
  • Program Evaluation