Background TXT2BFiT was one of the first few innovative mHealth programs designed for
young adults (18–35 years) with demonstrated efficacy in weight management. However …

Background Explanatory evaluation of interventions for prevention of weight gain is required
beyond changes in weight, to determine for whom the intervention works and the underlying …

Background Despite international efforts to arrest increasing rates of overweight and obesity,
many population strategies have neglected young adults as a target group. Young adults …

Background: This study compared the efficacy of two multi-component m-health
interventions with a wait-list control group on body weight (primary outcome), and secondary …

Background The burden of weight gain disproportionally affects young adults.
Understanding the underlying behavioural mechanisms of change in mHealth nutrition and …

Introduction Traditional behavioural weight loss trials targeting improvements in physical
activity and diet are modestly effective. It has been suggested that sleep may have a role in …

Background Previous systematic reviews of weight management programmes (WMP s) have
not been able to account for heterogeneity of effectiveness within programmes using top …

Background Today's generation of young adults are gaining weight faster than their parents;
however, there remains insufficient evidence to inform interventions to prevent this weight …

Abstract Background The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®(GHS) is a
population-wide telephone-based program aimed at assisting adults to implement lifestyle …

Background There is a critical need for weight management programs that are effective, cost
efficient, accessible, and acceptable to adults from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic …