Consistent self-monitoring of weight: A key component of successful weight loss maintenance

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3091-3096

  Butryn, Meghan L ^a   Phelan, Suzanne ^b   Hill, James O ^c   Wing, Rena R ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral strategies; Weight regain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; SELF CARE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REGISTRIES; SELF CARE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 39149118600     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.368     Document Type: Article

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