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 Obesity remains a major public health challenge, demanding cost-effective and
scalable weight management programs. Delivering key treatment components via mobile …

Lower cost alternatives are needed for the traditional in-person behavioral weight loss
programs to overcome challenges of lowering the worldwide prevalence of overweight and …

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 …

Objective To determine the effects on weight loss of three abbreviated behavioral weight
loss interventions with and without coaching and mobile technology. Methods A randomized …

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 …

We conducted a systematic review of the literature on the use of mobile phones for weight
loss. A total of 43 studies were identified on obese or overweight adults, aged 18 years or …

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 …

Objective This study aimed to determine whether weight losses from a primarily smartphone‐
based behavioral obesity treatment (SMART) differed from those of a more intensive group …

Introduction: Overweight and obesity constitute leading global public health challenges.
Tackling overweight and obesity by influencing human behaviour is a complex task …