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 …

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

Background: Obesity remains a serious issue in many countries. Web-based programs offer
good potential for delivery of weight loss programs. Yet, many Internet-delivered weight loss …

Background: Prevention of weight gain has been suggested as an important strategy in the
prevention of obesity and people who are overweight are a specifically important group to …

Background The Internet is widely available and commonly used for health information;
therefore, Web-based weight loss programs could provide support to large parts of the …

Background: There is a paucity of information in the scientific literature on the effectiveness
of commercial weight loss programs, including Web-based programs. The potential of Web …

Background For most individuals, long-term maintenance of weight loss requires long-term,
supportive intervention. Internet-based weight loss maintenance programs offer …

Background The effect of computer-or human-delivered personalized feedback on the
effectivess of web-based behavior change platforms for weight loss is unclear. Objective We …

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 Weight loss is challenging and maintenance of weight loss is problematic. Web-
based programs offer good potential for delivery of interventions for weight loss or weight …