Background: Many smartphone applications (apps) for weight loss are available, but little is
known about their effectiveness. Objective: To evaluate the effect of introducing primary care …

Background: Using smartphone technology and text messaging for health is a growing field.
This type of technology is well integrated into the lives of young adults. However, few studies …

A discrepancy exists with regard to the effect of smartphone applications (apps) on weight
reduction due to the several limitations of previous studies. This is a retrospective cohort …

Importance Lifestyle interventions are effective in diabetes management, with smartphone
apps that manage health data and dietary and exercise schedules gaining popularity …

Background A challenge in intensive obesity treatment is making care scalable. Little is
known about whether the outcome of physician-directed weight loss treatment can be …

Background There is growing interest in the use of information communication technologies
to treat obesity. An intervention delivered by smartphone could be a convenient, potentially …

Background. The established interventions for weight loss are resource intensive which can
create barriers for full participation and ultimate translation. The major goal of this pilot study …

Background Physicians have limited time for weight-loss counseling, and there is a lack of
resources to which they can refer patients for assistance with weight loss. Weight-loss …

Background Patients with diabetes lack information on which commercially available
applications (apps) improve diabetes-related outcomes. We conducted a rapid evidence …

Objective Test the efficacy of SmartLossSM, a smartphone‐based weight loss intervention,
in a pilot study. Methods In a 12‐week randomized controlled trial, adults (25≤ BMI≤ 35 …