Impact of social connectedness on weight loss outcomes in an online program.
Obesity is linked to many negative health consequences. While online behavioral weight loss programs (BWL) are an effective treatment for obesity, weight losses are modest. Social connectedness has been found to improve weight loss outcomes and previous findings suggests that it may be especially im...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 144 - 153 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2024
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