Method for determining diet program effectiveness
First Claim
1. A method for determining the effectiveness of a diet program for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition comprising the steps of:
- selecting a plurality of patients, each having at least one diet-responsive condition;
identifying at least one quantifiable indicator of each of said diet-responsive conditions and measuring said at least one indicator for each of said patients during a baseline period;
monitoring each of said patients during said baseline period to determine a baseline quality of life;
dividing said plurality of patients randomly between a first group and a second group;
administering said diet program to each of said patients in said first group during an intervention period;
maintaining each of said patients in said second group on a control diet with known beneficial effects on said at least one diet-responsive condition during said intervention period; and
monitoring said at least one indicator of each of said conditions for each of said patients after said intervention period.
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Abstract
The invention is a method for determining the effectiveness of a diet program for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition. The method includes the steps of selecting a plurality of patients, each having at least one diet-responsive condition; identifying at least one quantifiable indicator of each of the diet-responsive conditions and measuring the at least one indicator for each of the patient during a four week baseline period; and monitoring each of the patients during the baseline period to determine a baseline quality of life. The plurality of patient are divided randomly between a first group and a second group. The diet program is administered to each of the patients in the first group during a ten week intervention period and each of the patient in the second group is maintained on a control diet with known beneficial effects on the at least one diet-responsive condition during the intervention period. The at least one indicator of each of the conditions is monitored for each of the patient after the intervention period.
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1. A method for determining the effectiveness of a diet program for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition comprising the steps of:
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selecting a plurality of patients, each having at least one diet-responsive condition; identifying at least one quantifiable indicator of each of said diet-responsive conditions and measuring said at least one indicator for each of said patients during a baseline period; monitoring each of said patients during said baseline period to determine a baseline quality of life; dividing said plurality of patients randomly between a first group and a second group; administering said diet program to each of said patients in said first group during an intervention period; maintaining each of said patients in said second group on a control diet with known beneficial effects on said at least one diet-responsive condition during said intervention period; and monitoring said at least one indicator of each of said conditions for each of said patients after said intervention period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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