Background The poor physical health of people with mental illness is a multifaceted,
transdiagnostic, and global problem. People with mental illness have an increased risk of …

Background: Evidence in the literature surrounding obesity suggests that social factors play
a substantial role in the spread of obesity. Although social ties with a friend who is obese …

Since its earliest days, the field of behavioral medicine has leveraged technology to
increase the reach and effectiveness of its interventions. Here, we highlight key areas of …

Research has revealed both the benefits and harms of social media use, but the public has
very little guidance on how best to use social media to maximize the benefits to their health …

Many parents and pregnant women in the US use social media to access health-related
information. Estimates of current use of different platforms among these populations are …

Purpose Obesity is today's most neglected, yet blatantly visible, public health problem. This
study aims to examine the role of social media and goal-directed behavior in motivating …

Through public health studies, specifically on child obesity modeling, research scholars
have been attempting to identify the factors affecting obesity using suitable statistical …

Nowadays, the increasing attention paid to the dark side of social media (SM) in the field of
healthcare management has moved both researchers and practitioners to investigate the …

Obesity is a risk factor that exponentially increases morbidity and mortality in the world.
Today, new health strategies are being implemented based on the use of social media but …

Low-socioeconomic status (SES) individuals have higher rates of obesity. Social media
platforms are used frequently by low-SES individuals and facilitate important weight loss …