Background Examination of mediating behavioral factors could explain how an intervention
works and thus provide guidance to optimize behavioral weight-loss programs. This study …

Findings from studies examining self-efficacy and its relationship to weight loss have been
inconsistent. We examined self-efficacy specific to changing eating behaviors in the …

Innovative approaches are urgently needed to improve behavioral treatment for weight loss.
The weight regain that is so common after treatment may be a result of an environment that …

Objective Habitual behaviours are triggered automatically, with little conscious forethought.
Theory suggests that making healthy behaviours habitual, and breaking the habits that …

Objective: In the past decade, there has been no systematic review of the evidence for
maintenance of physical activity and/or dietary behavior change following intervention …

Abstract Objective: The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) showed that intensive lifestyle
intervention reduced the risk of diabetes by 58%. This paper examines demographic …

Background Adherence to dietary prescriptions is critical for successful weight loss and
weight loss maintenance. However, research on specific instances of inadherence (lapses) …

Maintaining weight loss requires long-term behaviour change. Theory and evidence around
habitual behaviour–ie, action triggered by impulses that are automatically activated upon …

There is abundant evidence supporting the health benefits of physical activity, including
reduced risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke, some cancers, type 2 diabetes …

Goal setting is an effective way to focus attention on behavior change. Theoretically,
frequency of goal setting may indicate the level of commitment to diet and physical activity …