Background Obesity rates in adults continue to rise and effective treatment programs with a
broad reach are urgently required. This paper describes the study protocol for a web-based …

Background: The development and use of Web-based programs for weight loss is
increasing rapidly, yet they have rarely been evaluated using randomized controlled trials …

The objectives of this systematic review are to evaluate the effectiveness of web‐based
interventions on weight loss and maintenance and identify which components of web‐based …

Obesity is an important public health concern with limited effective treatment options. Internet-
based technologies offer a cost-effective means to treat obesity. However, most of the online …

Objective The study objective was to assess participant weight change for the English
National Health Service (NHS) Digital Weight Management Programme, the first such digital …

Personal behavior patterns, such as unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, lead to the
development of overweight and obesity. These are associated with other comorbidities …

Background Obesity treatment is notoriously unsuccessful and one of the barriers to
successful weight loss reported by patients is a lack of social support. The Internet offers a …

Backgrounds Web-based therapeutic approaches are new and attractive tools for primary
health care systems due to their time and cost-saving nature and their accessibility for …

Background Commercial Web-based weight-loss programs are becoming more popular and
increasingly refined through the addition of enhanced features, yet few randomized …

Objective: Internet weight loss programs have become widely available as alternatives to
standard treatment, but few data are available on their efficacy. This study aimed to …