D R F Saint-Martin, K A Barreto, E M K Von Koenig Soares, M S Machado, C S S Morais, A M Bonadio Barbosa, R M Nogueira, S D'Isabel, D L Smith, G E Molina, L G Grossi Porto
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of a 7-month healthy lifestyle intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) among male career military firefighters (FFs). METHODS: 49 FFs participated in a 7-month workplace multi-disciplinary healthy lifestyle intervention designed to reduce CMRF through exercise, diet, and improved sleep. Medical assessments, accelerometry, and surveys at the beginning and end determined program effectiveness. RESULTS: At the end of the intervention period, there was a significant improvement in measures of body composition and blood glucose...
April 12, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine