Purpose: Because coaction (a favorable change in one behavior increasing the probability
of a similarly favorable change in another behavior) associated with health behaviors has …

Background: Several studies demonstrate that the provision of personalized lifestyle advice,
based on genetics, can help motivate individuals to engage in greater nutrition and physical …

Background Lifestyle interventions, combining nutrition and exercise, are effective in
improving the physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults and preventing …

If scientific research on modifiable risk factors was more accessible to the general
population there is a potential to prevent disease and promote health. Mobile applications …

Background Overweight and obesity are excessive fat accumulations linked with many
health problems, including heart diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Multiple studies …

Background: Currently available treatment programs for children with obesity only have
modest long-term results, which is (at least partially) due to the poorer self-control observed …

Background: The Noom Weight program is a smartphone-based weight management
program that uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to motivate users to achieve …

Engagement denotes the extent to which, and how, individuals participate in weight
management (WM) services. Effective WM services should generate meaningful outcomes …

The BARI‐LIFESTYLE trial is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of a post‐
surgery nutritional and behavioural tele‐counselling, and supervised exercise programme to …

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are ubiquitous and effective treatment options for
obesity. There is a widespread assumption that the mHealth interventions will be equally …