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  1. Developed countries are facing a huge rise in the prevalence of obesity and its associated chronic medical problems. In the UK Primary Care Trusts are charged with addressing this in the populations they serve, b...

    Authors: Kate Jolly, Amanda Daley, Peymane Adab, Amanda Lewis, John Denley, Jane Beach and Paul Aveyard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:439
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  2. Weight misperception may have an impact on perceived ... this study was to investigate the relationship between weight misperception and weight loss during a diabetes prevention project conducted in...

    Authors: Andrea L Hernan, Vincent L Versace, Tiina Laatikainen, Erkki Vartiainen, Edward D Janus and James A Dunbar
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:93
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Recent trials demonstrate the acceptability and short term efficacy of primary care referral to a commercial weight loss provider for weight management. Commissioners now need information on the...

    Authors: Amy L Ahern, Paul N Aveyard, Jason CG Halford, Adrian Mander, Lynne Cresswell, Simon R Cohn, Marc Suhrcke, Tim Marsh, Ann M Thomson and Susan A Jebb
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:620
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  5. Obesity is a persistent public health concern and a risk factor for many chronic diseases including at least 13 different cancers. Adult Black females have the highest prevalence of obesity (57%) compared to othe...

    Authors: Acadia W. Buro, Monica Baskin, Darci Miller, Tayler Ward, Delia Smith West, L. Robert Gore, Clement K. Gwede, Elissa Epel and Tiffany L. Carson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:193
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  6. The physiological benefits associated with corporately sponsored weight loss programs are increasingly well documented. However, ... present analysis was to examine the association between weight loss, change in ...

    Authors: Christoph Höchsmann, James L. Dorling, Corby K. Martin, Conrad P. Earnest and Timothy S. Church
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:451
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Obesity rates in adults continue to rise and effective treatment programs with a broad reach are urgently required. This paper describes the study protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a c...

    Authors: Clare E Collins, Philip J Morgan, Pennie Jones, Kate Fletcher, Julia Martin, Elroy J Aguiar, Ashlee Lucas, Melinda Neve, Patrick McElduff and Robin Callister
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:669
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  8. Weight loss is a significant improvement for individuals with ... for cardiovascular patients. The driving effects of weight self-perception and attempts to lose weight are vital in weight management, yet weight ...

    Authors: Qingyuan Gao, Ruotong Li, Zhiteng Chen, Wenyao Yin, Guanghong Liao, Haifeng Zhang, Jingfeng Wang and Yangxin Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:707
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Twenty-seven thousand two hundred forty-eight adults (5.3% males) with mean age 41.0 ± 11.4 years met inclusion criteria. Mean baseline BMI was 33.4 ± 6.8 kg/m2 (29.2% 30–34.9, 18.3% 35–39.9 and 15.1% > 40 kg/m2)...

    Authors: Josef Toon, Martina Geneva, Paul Sharpe, Jacquie Lavin, Sarah Bennett and Amanda Avery
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1456
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Despite high obesity prevalence rates, few low-income midlife women participate in weight loss maintenance trials. This pilot study aims to assess the effectiveness of two weight loss maintenance interventions in...

    Authors: Carmen D Samuel-Hodge, Larry F Johnston, Ziya Gizlice, Beverly A Garcia, Sara C Lindsley, Alison D Gold, Danielle F Braxton and Thomas C Keyserling
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:653
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Currently 1.9 billion adults worldwide are estimated to be overweight or obese. In Denmark the municipalities hold the responsibility to deliver weight loss programmes to overweight and obese citizens. There is a...

    Authors: Christina Jessen-Winge, Pia Maria Ilvig, Heather Fritz, Carl J. Brandt, Kim Lee and Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:28
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Participants were 393 individuals in the US who joined a commercial weight management program in January, 2021. We ... s automatic measurement of real-time engagement in weight management behaviors (e.g., steps t...

    Authors: Annabell Suh Ho, E. Siobhan Mitchell, Jihye Lee, Andrew Steptoe, Heather Behr, Christine N. May and Andreas Michaelides
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:2334
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Obesity remains a major public health challenge, demanding cost-effective and scalable weight management programs. Delivering key treatment components via ... thereby lowering the cost and burden of intensive weight

    Authors: Christine A Pellegrini, Jennifer M Duncan, Arlen C Moller, Joanna Buscemi, Alyson Sularz, Andrew DeMott, Alex Pictor, Sherry Pagoto, Juned Siddique and Bonnie Spring
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:1041
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. Community-based weight loss programs may have potential to address overweight ... This study examined repeat participation patterns and participant weight change between contests over seven years of ... of repeat...

    Authors: Erika Bohn-Goldbaum, Aaron Cashmore, Rose Fonua, Andrew Milat, Kate Reid, Leah Shepherd, Adrian Bauman and Anne C. Grunseit
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1003
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Women pharmacy consumers were randomly approached by a researcher in community pharmacies in Victoria and Nottingham and asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their own weight management experiences. The qu...

    Authors: Souhiela Fakih, Jennifer L Marriott, Helen Boardman, Claire Anderson and Safeera Y Hussainy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:662
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Overweight and obesity have become a global epidemic. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adolescents has almost tripled in the last 30 years. Results from recent systematic reviews demonstrate th...

    Authors: Jennifer Yost, Barbara Krainovich-Miller, Wendy Budin and Robert Norman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:465
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. There is a need to develop cost-effective weight loss maintenance interventions to prolong the positive impact of weight loss on health outcomes. Conducting pre-trial health ... (justifiable cost) of a cost-effec...

    Authors: Sarah E. Bates, Chloe Thomas, Nazrul Islam, Amy L. Ahern, Penny Breeze, Simon Griffin and Alan Brennan
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:290
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. Health professionals have an important role to play in the management of obesity, but may be unsure how to raise weight issues with patients. The societal stigma associated with excess weight means that weight st...

    Authors: Cindy M Gray, Kate Hunt, Karen Lorimer, Annie S Anderson, Michaela Benzeval and Sally Wyke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:513
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Obesity is common in the U.S. and many individuals turn to commercial programs to lose weight. Our objective was to directly compare weight loss, waist circumference, and systolic and diastolic ... (SBP, DBP) out...

    Authors: Rachit M. Vakil, Ruchi S. Doshi, Ambereen K. Mehta, Zoobia W. Chaudhry, David K. Jacobs, Clare J. Lee, Sara N. Bleich, Jeanne M. Clark and Kimberly A. Gudzune
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:460
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. A key objective of this study was to examine obesity care attitudes and behaviors of people with obesity (PwO) and determine independent factors associated with a self-reported sustained weight loss success outco...

    Authors: Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Theodore Kyle, Boris Stevenin and Kenneth Tomaszewski
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1422
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Obese adults struggle to make the changes necessary to achieve even modest weight loss, though a decrease in weight by as little as 10% can have significant health benefits. Failure to meet weight loss goals may ...

    Authors: Jennifer M Duncan, E Amy Janke, Andrea T Kozak, Megan Roehrig, Stephanie W Russell, H Gene McFadden, Andrew Demott, Alex Pictor, Don Hedeker and Bonnie Spring
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:223
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  25. The women’s strongest motivator for pre-conception weight loss was their ability to become pregnant. Barriers to successful weight management included their partners’ unhealthy behaviors, ... mental health challe...

    Authors: Majken Lillholm Pico, Louise Groth Grunnet, Christina Anne Vinter, Jens Aagaard-Hansen and Karoline Kragelund Nielsen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1778
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. Addressing overweight and obesity among men at-risk for obesity-related diseases and disability in rural communities is a public health issue. Commercial smartphone applications (apps) that promote self-monitorin...

    Authors: Christine M. Eisenhauer, Fabiana Brito, Kevin Kupzyk, Aaron Yoder, Fabio Almeida, Rebecca Johnson Beller, Jessica Miller and Patricia A. Hageman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1568
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. Obesity is a major cause of preventable death in Australia with prevalence increasing at an alarming rate. Of particular concern is that approximately 68% of men are overweight/obese, yet are notoriously difficul...

    Authors: Philip J Morgan, Clare E Collins, Ronald C Plotnikoff, Patrick McElduff, Tracy Burrows, Janet M Warren, Myles D Young, Nina Berry, Kristen L Saunders, Elroy J Aguiar and Robin Callister
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:701
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  28. Weight management constitutes a substantial problem particularly among ... , but high quality worksite interventions documenting prolonged weight loss are lacking. This paper presents results of ... an interventi...

    Authors: Jeanette R Christensen, Kristian Overgaard, Isabella G Carneiro, Andreas Holtermann and Karen Søgaard
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:625
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. Penetration and participation of real life implementation of lifestyle change programs to prevent type 2 diabetes has been challenging. This is particularly so among low income individuals in the United States. T...

    Authors: Jay R. Desai, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, Gretchen Taylor, Sara Johnson, Julie Anderson, Joyce E. Garrett, Todd Gilmer, Houa Vue-Her, Sarah Rinn, Katelyn Engel, Jeff Schiff and Patrick J. O’Connor
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:1587
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. In terms of the potential influence of rapid weight loss (RWL) on the metabolic health of...

    Authors: Nemanja Maksimovic, Ognjen Cvjeticanin, Carlo Rossi, Marko Manojlovic, Roberto Roklicer, Antonino Bianco, Attilio Carraro, Damir Sekulic, Aleksandra Milovancev, Tatjana Trivic and Patrik Drid
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:245
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. Overweight and obesity among young, adult women are increasing problems in Sweden as in many other countries. The postpartum period may be a good opportunity to improve eating habits and lose weight in a susta...

    Authors: Lars A Hagberg, Hilde K Brekke, Fredrik Bertz and Anna Winkvist
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:38
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. The reach and representativeness are seldom examined in worksite weight loss studies. This paper describes and illustrates a ... reach and representativeness of a internet-based worksite weight loss program.

    Authors: Wen You, Fabio A Almeida, Jamie M Zoellner, Jennie L Hill, Courtney A Pinard, Kacie C Allen, Russell E Glasgow, Laura A Linnan and Paul A Estabrooks
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:709
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective form of obesity management for those whose BMI is greater than 40 (or 35 with co morbidities). A minority of patients, however, either do not show the desired loss

    Authors: Amelia Hollywood, Jane Ogden and Christopher Pring
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:275
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. Despite the recognition of obesity in young people as a key health issue, there is limited evidence to inform health professionals regarding the most appropriate treatment options. The Eat Smart study aims to ...

    Authors: Helen Truby, Kimberley A Baxter, Paula Barrett, Robert S Ware, John C Cardinal, Peter SW Davies, Lynne A Daniels and Jennifer A Batch
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:464
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  36. There is some evidence in the literature that emphasising fish consumption may assist with weight loss. The aim was to assess the effects ... consume 2 fish meals per week in a weight loss diet.

    Authors: Linda C Tapsell, Marijka J Batterham, Karen E Charlton, Elizabeth P Neale, Yasmine C Probst, Jane E O’Shea, Rebecca L Thorne, Qingsheng Zhang and Jimmy Chun Yu Louie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:1231
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Physical activity is a critical component of lifestyle interventions to reduce body weight and maintain weight loss. The goal of this study was to ... in young men following a 5-month residential weight loss prog...

    Authors: Alexander Wilhelm Gorny, Mui Cheng Low, Andrew Arjun Sayampanathan, Farah Shiraz and Falk Müller-Riemenschneider
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:370
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Approximately one third of New Zealand children and young people are overweight or obese. A similar proportion (33%) do not meet recommendations for physical activity, and 70% do not meet recommendations for s...

    Authors: Ralph Maddison, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Louise Foley, Leonard Epstein, Yannan Jiang, Midi Tsai, Ofa Dewes and Ihirangi Heke
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:524
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  39. The current investigation is a prospective study conducted with ongoing participants who regularly attend an outpatient pediatric care center for weight-loss. Overweight youth (BMI > 85th %ile) between the ages o...

    Authors: Beverly Walpole, Elizabeth Dettmer, Barbara Morrongiello, Brian McCrindle and Jill Hamilton
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:459
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  40. Weight loss diets continue to rise in popularity; however ... the associated costs are seldom reported. Certain weight loss diets may be unaffordable and differ from ... methodology was piloted to assess the cost...

    Authors: Ella L. Bracci, Rachel Milte, Jennifer B. Keogh and Karen J. Murphy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:23
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  41. By 2025, it is estimated that approximately 1.8 million Australian adults (approximately 8.4% of the adult population) will have diabetes, with the majority having type 2 diabetes. Weight management via improved ...

    Authors: Elizabeth G Eakin, Marina M Reeves, Alison L Marshall, David W Dunstan, Nicholas Graves, Genevieve N Healy, Jonathan Bleier, Adrian G Barnett, Trisha O'Moore-Sullivan, Anthony Russell and Ken Wilkie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:452
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  42. This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy of both a free online NHS self-help weight-loss tool and a commercial weight loss programme that provides face-to-face nutritional ... control condition with regar...

    Authors: Aidan Q. Innes, Greig Thomson, Mary Cotter, James A. King, Niels B. J. Vollaard and Benjamin M. Kelly
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1732
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Obesity is a major health problem in Brazil affecting 19% of Brazilian adults with a rising incidence over the last 10 years. Moreover, low fruit/vegetables consumption and high sweetened beverage intake are majo...

    Authors: Alline Maria Beleigoli, Andre Queiroz de Andrade, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Diniz, Roberta Sonia Alvares and Antonio Luiz Ribeiro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:945
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  45. Many individuals aspire to attain various goals in life, such as committing to a healthful diet to slim down or saving for retirement to enhance future welfare. While these behaviors (weight loss and saving) shar...

    Authors: Kerem Shuval, Bob M. Fennis, Qing Li, Amir Grinstein, Meike Morren and Jeffrey Drope
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1538
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Evidence suggests that young females are more likely to try to lose weight than young males, however whether this sex difference persists across demographic characteristics and weight status is unclear. Further, ...

    Authors: Stephanie A. Houle-Johnson and Lisa Kakinami
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1343
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Long-term weight management consists of weight-loss, weight-loss maintenance, and weight-gain stages. Qualitative insights into weight management are now appearing in the literature ... research appears to be bia...

    Authors: David Rogerson, Hora Soltani and Robert Copeland
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:371
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. To evaluate the effectiveness of an experimental intervention based on standard diet recommendations plus free Smartphone application (app) and wearable device for weight loss, compared with the standard diet int...

    Authors: Esther Granado-Font, Gemma Flores-Mateo, Mar Sorlí-Aguilar, Xavier Montaña-Carreras, Carme Ferre-Grau, Maria-Luisa Barrera-Uriarte, Eulàlia Oriol-Colominas, Cristina Rey-Reñones, Iolanda Caules and Eva-María Satué-Gracia
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:531
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  49. The purpose of this study was to examine specific energy balance-related behaviors (sedentary behaviors, physical activity, and dietary) associating with adolescent weight loss intent using data from the 2017 US....

    Authors: Ryan D. Burns
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1206
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Female university students are at risk for weight gain and use of inappropriate weight-loss strategies. By gaining a greater understanding of the weight-loss strategies used by and weight management related chara...

    Authors: Marjanne Senekal, Gabrielle L. Lasker, Lindsay van Velden, Ria Laubscher and Norman J. Temple
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:918
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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