Background Discerning the determinants of weight loss maintenance is important in the
planning of future interventions and policies regarding overweight and obesity. We have …

The long-term weight management of obesity remains a very difficult task, associated with a
high risk of failure and weight regain. However, many people report that they have …

Background The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition …

It is well known that obesity has a multifactorial etiology, including biological, environmental,
and psychological causes. For this reason, obesity treatment requires a more integrated …

More than one‐third of the adults in the United States are obese. This complex metabolic
disorder is associated with multiple comorbidities and increased all‐cause mortality …

Objectives To examine the association between weight loss behaviors and motivations for
weight loss in children and adolescents and the association of weight status with these …

Objective: To understand the psychological antecedents or personal factors that lead to
weight control behaviours that can help to develop more effective prevention strategies …

This study investigated whether women's initial reasons (health, appearance to others, or
appearance to self) for wanting to lose weight influenced their weight change over a 30 …

Introduction The aim of this study was to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal
associations between motivation and barriers for physical activity, and physical activity …

Over the past decade, research applying self-determination theory (SDT) in the health
domain has been prolific, arguably more so than in any other applied domain. This chapter …