Partial Listing of Studies Using Versions of
The LEARN^® Program for Weight Management ¹

by Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D.

Andersen RE, Wadden TA, Bartlett SJ, Zemel B, Verde TJ, Franckowiak C. Effects of lifestyle activity vs structured aerobic exercise in obese women: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 1999; 281:335-340.

Ashley JM, Perumean-Chaney SE, Schrage J., St. Jeor ST. Randomized controlled weight loss trial of traditional group and physician office-based interventions. Presented at the NAASO Annual convention, Long Beach, CA, October 29-November 2, 2000.

Ashley JM, St. Jeor ST, Schrage JP, Perumean-Chaney SE, Gilbertson MC, McCall NL, Bovee V. Weight control in the physician's office. Archives of Internal Medicine (in press) 2001.

Baum JG, Clark HB, Sandler J. Preventing relapse in obesity through post-treatment maintenance systems: Comparing the relative efficacy of two levels of therapist support. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1991; 14:287-302.

Brownell KD, Cohen RY, Stunkard AJ, Felix MRJ, Cooley NB. Weight loss competitions at the work site: Impact on weight, morale, and cost-effectiveness. American Journal of Public Health 1984; 74:1283-1285.

Brownell KD, Heckerman CL, Westlake RJ. Therapist and group contact as variables in the behavioral treatment of obesity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1979; 46:593-594.

Brownell KD, Heckerman CL, Westlake RJ. The behavioral control of obesity: A descriptive analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology 1979; 35:864-869.

Brownell KB, Heckerman CL, Westlake RJ, Hayes SC, Monti PM. The effect of couples training and partner cooperativeness in the behavioral treatment of obesity. Behaviour Research and Therapy 1978; 16:323-333.

Brownell KD, Kaye FS. A school-based behavior modification, nutrition education, and physical activity program for obese children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1982; 35:277-283.

Brownell KD, Kelman JH, Stunkard AJ. Treatment of overweight children with and without their mothers: Changes in weight and blood pressure. Pediatrics 1982; 71:515-523.

Brownell, KD, Stunkard AJ. Couples training, pharmacotherapy, and behavior therapy in the treatment of obesity. Archives of General Psychiatry 1981; 38:1224-1229.

Brownell KD, Stunkard AJ. Differential changes in plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obese men and women during weight reduction. Archives of Internal Medicine 1981; 141:1142-1146.

Brownell KD, Stunkard AJ, McKeon PM. Weight reduction at the worksite: A promise partially fulfilled. American Journal of Psychiatry 1985; 142:47-51.

Foster GD, Wadden TA, Brownell KD. A peer_led program for the treatment and prevention of obesity in the schools. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1985; 53:538-540.

Kreuter MW, Bull FC, Clark EM, Oswald DL. Understanding how people process health information: A comparison of tailored and non-tailored weight loss materials. Health Psychology 1999; 18:487-494.

Perumean-Chaney SE, Ashley JM, St. Jeor ST. Biological and psychosocial predictors of weight loss at 6 and 12 months. Journal of the American Dietitian 2000; A-73:25.

Pietrusco R, Stunkard AJ, Brownell KD, Campbell DB. Plasma fenfluramine levels, weight loss, and side effects: A failure to find a relationship. International Journal of Obesity 1982; 6:567-571.

Porzelius LK, Houston C, Smith M, Arfken C, Fisher E Jr. Comparison of a standard behavioral weight loss treatment and a binge eating weight loss treatment. Behavior Therapy 1995; 26:119-134.

Stunkard AJ, Brownell KD. Work site treatment for obesity. American Journal of Psychiatry 1980; 137:252-253.

Wadden TA, Berkowitz I, Sarwer DB, Prus-Wisniewski R, Steinberg C. Benefits of lifestyle modification in the pharmacologic treatment of obesity: A randomized trial. Archives of Internal Medicine. In press 2000.

Wadden TA, Berkowitz RI, Vogt RA, Steen SN, Stunkard AJ, Foster GD. Lifestyle modification in the pharmacologic treatment of obesity: A pilot investigation of a potential primary care approach. Obesity Research 1997; 5:218-226.

Wadden TA, Foster GD, Letizia KA. One-year behavioral treatment of obesity: Comparison of moderate and severe caloric restriction and the effects of weight maintenance therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1994; 62:165-171.

Wadden TA, Stunkard AJ. Controlled trial of very low calorie diet, behavior therapy, and their combination in the treatment of obesity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1986; 54:482-488.

Wadden TA, Stunkard AJ, Brownell KD, Dey SC. The treatment of moderate obesity by behavior modification and very-low-calorie diets: A pilot investigation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1984; 52:692-694.

Wadden TA, Stunkard AJ, Brownell KD, Dey SC. A comparison of two very-low-calorie diets: Protein-sparing-modified fast and protein formula liquid diet. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1985; 41:533-539.

Wadden TA, Stunkard AJ, Liebschutz J. Three-year follow-up of the treatment of obesity by very low calorie diet, behavior therapy, and their combination. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1988; 56:925-928.

¹ Studies are cited in which The LEARN Program was used in its entirety or in which major portions were used in adaptations.

The first version of The LEARN Program was written in 1976, when the author was at Brown University. New editions were printed when the author was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and later, when he moved to a faculty position at Yale University. New editions of The LEARN Program have been written approximately every two years to remain current with developments in the field and to be responsive to data collected from clinical studies by the author and others in the field.

The most recent version is The LEARN Program for Weight Management 2000, published by American Health Publishing Company of Dallas, Texas, and Distributed by LEARN-The LifeStyle CompanyT (call 1-888-LEARN-41 to order).

Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, Director of Graduate Studies, and Master of Silliman College at Yale University.