Mindless eating challenge: Retention, weight outcomes, and barriers for changes in a public web-based healthy eating and weight loss program

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Kaipainen, Kirsikka ^a   Payne, Collin R ^b   Wansink, Brian ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Barriers; Habits; Internet; Self report; Small changes; Weight loss programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84872472915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2218     Document Type: Article

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