Peer Support Groups for Weight Loss
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Effectiveness of Web-Based Self-Disclosure Peer-to-Peer Support for Weight Loss: Randomized Controlled Trial
BACKGROUND Obesity is one of the most common public health problems in the industrialized world as a cause of noncommunicable diseases. Although primarily used for one-on-one communication, email is available for uninterrupted support for weight loss, but little is known about the effects of dietitian group counseling for weight control via the Internet. OBJECTIVE We developed a Web-based sel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1932-9520,1932-9563
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-020-00654-4