Frequent self-weighing with electronic graphic feedback to prevent age-related weight gain in young adults

Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2009-2014

  Bertz, Fredrik ^a   Pacanowski, Carly R ^b   Levitsky, David A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE RELATED WEIGHT GAIN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAPHIC E-MAIL FEEDBACK; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WI-FI SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; E-MAIL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBESITY; SELF CARE; STUDENTS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942600475     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21211     Document Type: Article

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