Effects of Balanced and Sustainable Diet Application for Insulin Resistance and Inflammation Marker of Obese People

The Effect of Balanced and Sustainable Diet for Insulin Resistance and Inflammation Marker of Obese Adults in Indonesia

This study evaluates the effect of balanced and sustainable diet application on fat composition, insulin resistance and inflammation marker in obese people.

Intervention: Obese subject will receive intervention on balanced and sustainable diet application Control: Obese subject will receive a balanced diet application only

Maintaining the adherence of weight loss programme while selecting healthy and sustainable foods will become a worldwide future challenge in nutrition. Therefore, we investigated the suitable content, graphic, and flow in developing a mobile application as an alternative solution for enhancing the compliance of weight control and selecting healthy food with the least environmental impact.

The treatment for obesity consists of dieting, physical exercise, pharmacology, and surgery. Restricted balanced diet is a well known diet recommendation for people with obesity. Sustainable diet is an alternative form of diet which contributes to healthy life and is protective of biodiversity.

The main challenge in obesity management is the sustainability of weight loss programme. Mobile apps are an alternative solution for enhancing compliance.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2
• using Android-based smartphone
• willing to join this research by signing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• pale in physical examination
• in weight loss program
• have obesity with comorbidities
• have hormonal diseases
• consumed hormonal drug, PTU, anti diabetes drug
• smoking or stop smoking under 2 years
• pregnant and breastfeeding women