Rena
Wing, PhD
Director,
Weight Control and Diabetes
Research
Center
Professor,
Dept.
of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Brown Medical
School
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
196 Richmond Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 793 - 3777
Email: rwing@lifespan.org
Fax: (401) 793 - 5588
Rena
R. Wing, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown
Medical School and The Miriam Hospital.
She is the Director of the Weight Control and Diabetes Research
Center within the Centers.
In addition, she is professor of psychiatry, psychology, and
epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Wing is well known for her research on behavioral treatment of
obesity and particularly its application to type II diabetes.
She has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles on these topics.
Currently, she is the principal investigator on the Diabetes Prevention Program and has developed the lifestyle
intervention being used in all twenty seven centers in that study.
In addition, she is principal investigator at The Miriam Hospital
site for a fifteen-center trial entitled, Study
of Health Outcomes of Weight Loss and serves as chairperson of this
multi-site study.
Wing is a member of the council for NIDDK and serves on the
NIDDK Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity.
Development and Evaluation of a SlimFast Internet Behavioral Weight
Loss Program
Principal Investigators: Rena Wing, Ph.D. & Deborah Tate, Ph.D.
Internet-based weight loss programs combined with dietary interventions
such as SlimFast, may be extremely effective for the large number of
individuals who want to lose weight on their own, without attending
treatment meetings. However, research is needed to determine how to most
effectively utilize the Internet to promote weight loss. This study
compares three approaches to weight loss programs via internet with all
groups using SlimFast as a component of the dietary intervention.
Detary Intervention Methods for Clinical Trials
Rena Wing, Ph.D. (PI)
This project will determine whether targeting a high exercise level and
providing strong behavioral strategies to help achieve this goal will be
effective in improving the long-term results of obesity treatment.
National Weight Control Registry
Rena Wing, Ph.D. (PI)
The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) established by Wing and
Hill in 1993 has been extremely useful in increasing understanding of
weight loss maintenance. The registry has over 3,000 individuals who have
lost at least thirty lbs. (mean = 66 lbs.) and kept it off at least one
year (mean = 6 years). The overall aim of this project is to improve data
collection procedures in the NWCR to make this unique resource more
valuable for studies of long-term weight loss maintenance.
Study of Health Outcomes of Weight Loss - SHOW Trial
Rena Wing, Ph.D. (PI of TMH site, Chair of national study.)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the health outcomes of
long-term weight loss and maintenance.
Study to Prevent Regain (STOP Regain)
Rena Wing, Ph.D. (PI)
This project will develop an intervention for the prevention of weight
regain following weight loss. Two approaches will be examined - an
internet intervention and a face-to-face program.
McCaffery,
J. M.,
Pogue-Geile, M. F., Muldoon, M. F., Debski, T. T., Wing,
R. R., & Manuck, S. B. (2001).
The nature of the association between diet and serum lipids in the
community: A twin study. Health
Psychology, 20, 341-350.
Phelan,
S.,
& Wing, R. R.
(in press). Treatment
approaches for obesity. National
Cancer Institute.
Polley,
B. A., & Wing, R. R. (in press). Randomized
controlled trial to prevent excessive weight gain in pregnant women.
International
Journal of Obesity.
Tate,
D. F.,
Wing, R. R., & Winett, R. A.
(2001). Using Internet
technology to deliver a behavioral weight loss program.
Journal of the American
Medical Association, 285, 1172-1177.
Wing,
R. R.
(2001). Behavioral
treatment of obesity. In T.
A. Wadden & A. J. Stunkard (Eds.), Obesity
handbook (pp. 455-462). New
York: Guilford Press.
Wing,
R. R.
(2001). Weight loss in
the management of type 2 diabetes. In
H. H. R. Gerstein (Ed.), Evidence
based diabetes care (pp. 252-276).
Ontario, Canada: Decker, Inc.
Wing,
R. R.
(2002). Behavioral
weight control. In T. A.
Wadden & A. J. Stunkard (Eds.), Handbook
of obesity treatment. New
York: Guilford Press.
Wing,
R. R.
(2002). Exercise and
weight control. In N. Rudeima,
F. Delvin, & S. Schneider (Eds.), Handbook
of exercise in diabetes. American
Diabetes Association.
Wing,
R. R.
(2002). Improving
weight loss and maintenance in patients with diabetes.
In B. J. Anderson & R. R. Rubin (Eds.), Practical psychology for diabetes clinicians.
American Diabetes Association.
Wing,
R. R.
(2002). Treatment of
obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes.
In C. G. Fairburn & K. D. Brownell (Eds.), Eating
disorders and obesity (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Wing,
R. R.
(in press). Behavioral
approaches to the treatment of obesity.
In G. Bray, C. Bouchard & P. T. James. Handbook of obesity
(2nd ed.). New
York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Gorin, A. A. (in
press).
Obesity. In Oxford
textbook of primary medical care.
Oxford University Press.
Wing,
R. R.,
Gorin, A. A., & Tate,
D. F. (2001). Changing
behavior for a healthier lifestyle. In
B. A. Bowman, R. M. Russell, & R. Russell (Eds.), Present knowledge in nutrition (8th ed.).
Washington, DC: International Life Sciences Institute Press.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Hill, J. O. (2001).
Successful weight loss maintenance.
Annual Review of Nutrition,
21, 323-341.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Jeffery, R.W. (2001).
Food provision as a strategy to promote weight loss.
Obesity Research, 9,
271S-275S.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Klem, M. (2002).
Characteristics of successful weight maintainers.
In C. G. Fairburn & K. D. Brownell (Eds.), Eating
disorders and obesity (2nd ed.).
New York: Guilford Press.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Phelan, S. (in press).
Behavioral treatment of obesity. In R. H. Eckel (Ed.), Obesity:
An academic basis for clinical evaluation and treatment.
Lippincott Williams, & Wilkins.
Wing,
R. R.,
Phelan, S., & Tate, D.
F. (2002).
The role of adherence in mediating the relationship between
depression and health outcomes. Journal of
Psychosomatic Research, 53, 877.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Polley, B. A. (2001). Obesity.
In A. Baum, T. Revensons, & S. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology (pp. 263-279).
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Wing,
R. R.,
& Tate, D. F.
(2002). Behavioral
treatment of obesity. In J.
Caro (Ed.), Obesity and nutrition
(chap. 17). Retrieved
November 25, 2002, from http://www.endotext.org/obesity/obesity17/obesityframe17.htm.
Wyatt,
H. R., Grunwald, G. K., Mosca, C. L., Klem, M. L., Wing,
R. R., & Hill, J. O. (2002).
Long-term weight loss and breakfast in the National Weight Control
Registry. Obesity Research, 10, 78-82.
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