Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

Behaviour change interventions can be effective in helping people to lose weight, but weight
is often regained. Effective interventions are required to prevent this. We conducted a …

Obesity is a major influence on the development and course of cardiovascular diseases and
affects physical and social functioning and quality of life. The importance of effective …

Background The present study aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to weight loss (WL)
and weight loss maintenance (WLM) in women who participated in a primary, 18‐week …

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

Purpose: In light of the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity, understanding the
experiences, strategies and challenges encountered when trying to achieve substantial …

Objective To characterize the influence of hairstyle maintenance on exercise behavior in
African American women. Design A 40-item survey with questions concerning hair care …

Obesity is remarkably refractory to treatment. Despite a plethora of quantitative studies, little
qualitative research has been conducted on the topic of weight loss maintenance. This study …

Increasing sedentary work has been associated with greater cardiovascular and metabolic
risk, as well as premature mortality. Interrupting the sedentary workday with health …

Objective: To advance understanding of the individual and environmental factors
underpinning weight loss maintenance. Design: Semi-structured, data-prompted interviews …