What monitoring strategies are most successful for promoting weight loss? A randomised controlled trial

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What monitoring strategies are most successful for promoting weight loss? A randomised controlled trial

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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Objectives: While tracking progress is one of the strongest predictors of success in healthy eating and physical activity interventions, it is uncertain whether it matters which behavior (diet, activity or weight) is being tracked. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of four different monitoring strategies on weight loss, body composition, blood markers, and psychosocial indices in overweight and obese adults undertaking a 12-month weight loss program. Methods: 250 overwe...

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Conference poster / event

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Conference Poster

Date created

2017-04-01

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Jospe, Michelle / Roy, Melyssa / Brown, Rachel / Williams, Sheila / Osborne, Hamish / Meredith-Jones, Kim / McArthur, Jenny / Fleming, Elizabeth / Taylor, Rachael

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/8117

Related subjects

obesity / weight loss / self-monitoring / weight monitoring / MyFitnessPal

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