Tele‑nutrition cuts body fat
A trial reported in Amerta Nutrition Journal found combined tele‑nutrition counseling plus physical activity improved diet quality and reduced body‑fat percentage in adults with obesity — showing remote support can shift real body composition in the short term. That’s useful evidence for scalable, nonpharmacologic weight‑loss strategies. x.com/amertanutr/status/2032307519541117258
Teguh Jati Prasetyo and colleagues published the trial in Amerta Nutrition (Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 131–137, March 2026) [doaj.org]. The study used a quasi‑experimental pre‑test/post‑test control‑group design with 56 adults enrolled via purposive sampling and allocated to intervention (tele‑nutrition + exercise) or control (exercise only) groups over an 8‑week [program doaj.org]. Dietary intake was captured with two 24‑hour recalls while percent body fat was measured by a bioelectrical‑impedance OMRON device, specifying the objective measurement tools used in the [protocol doaj.org]. Within‑group statistical results reported a diet‑quality p=0.038 and a body‑fat percentage p=0.03 for the intervention arm, whereas the between‑group comparison for body‑fat change did not reach significance (p=0.091), clarifying the study’s effect sizes and statistical [thresholds doaj.org]. Analyses were performed using Wilcoxon, paired t‑tests, Mann‑Whitney, and independent t‑tests, indicating the mix of nonparametric and parametric comparisons the authors applied to the 8‑week [data doaj.org]. A related paper by the same research team published in Public Health of Indonesia (Aug 2025) reported tele‑nutrition plus activity produced improvements in nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among 56 obese adults, showing the group’s broader evaluation of behavioral mediators alongside body‑composition [outcomes doaj.org].
