Cooking Classes as a Family-based Intervention for Weight Reduction: Effects on Dietary Quality and Weight Management in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

The goal of this quasi-experimental interventional study is to learn if healthy cooking classes for home cooks can improve weight management and dietary quality among Emirati adults with overweight or obesity living in Abu Dhabi. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does participation in the culinary medicine program reduce body weight over time? * Does the intervention improve diet quality and increase compliance with healthy home-cooked meals? * Does the intervention improve health measures such as waist circumference, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and heart rate? * What are the experiences and satisfaction levels of participating family members and trained home cooks? Participants will: * Enroll in a 3-month family-based nutrition intervention program * Receive meals prepared by home cooks trained in culinary medicine through the ICCA program * Complete assessments before the intervention, during the intervention, and 3 months after completion * Undergo measurements including weight, waist circumference, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and heart rate * Complete questionnaires about diet quality, meal habits, and overall program experience

NCT Number	NCT07675148
Lead Sponsor	Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi Collaborators: Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre
Conditions	Obesity & Overweight, Culinary Medicine
Enrollment	250 participants
Start Date	2025-10-08
Primary Completion	2026-09-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-10-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-20