Problems in identifying predictors and correlates of weight loss and maintenance: Implications for weight control therapies based on behaviour change

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 688-708

  Stubbs, J ^a   Whybrow, S ^b   Teixeira, P ^c   Blundell, J ^d   Lawton, C ^d   Westenhoefer, J ^e   Engel, D ^e   Shepherd, R ^b   Mcconnon, A ^b   Gilbert, P ^f   Raats, M ^b  

^a SLIMMING WORLD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Applied Sciences of Hamburg   (Germany)

^f KINGSWAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour therapy; Obesity; Prognosis; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MONITORING; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY IMAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 80051905337     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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