Interventions to change health-related behaviours typically have modest effects and may be
more effective if grounded in appropriate theory. Most theories applied to public health …

Abstract The Italian Consensus Position Statement on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
of Obesity in Children and Adolescents integrates and updates the previous guidelines to …

Preamble and Transition to ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk the goals
of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American heart Association (AhA) are …

Although healthy lifestyles (HL) offer a number of health benefits, nonadherence to
recommended lifestyle changes remains a frequent and difficult obstacle to realizing these …

One common obstacle to the audience's embracing the persuader's advocated action or
viewpoint is the audience's current attitudes, that is, the audience's general evaluations (of …

Background Type 2 diabetes can often be prevented by lifestyle modification; however,
successful lifestyle intervention programmes are labour intensive. Mobile phone messaging …

The alarming rise in the worldwide prevalence of obesity is paralleled by an increasing
burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metabolic surgery is the most effective means of …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining
the use of social media to promote healthy diet and exercise in the general population. Data …

Purpose To quantify the impact of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and
on cardiac structure and function. Data sources Three major databases (PubMed, Medline …

Obesity presents a major health hazard of the 21st century. It promotes co-morbid diseases
such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and …