Weight loss by mobile phone: a 1-year effectiveness study

Abstract

This mobile phone weight-loss programme was effective in short- and long-term weight loss. As a minimum-advice, maximal-contact programme, it offers ideas for future weight-loss programmes.

Effect of mHealth on modifying behavioural risk-factors of non-communicable diseases in an adult, rural population in Delhi, India

“…A study from Sweden evaluated the effectiveness of a weight loss program delivered via SMS. The program addressed regulation of diet as well physical activity and reported that by 12 months the experimental group had lost significantly more weight than the control group (12). A systematic review published in 2016 reviewed 15 studies evaluating mHealth and eHealth interventions for promotion of healthy diets and physical activity in LAMI countries.…”

Treatment for overweight and obesity in adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…19,20,36,[58][59][60]62,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70]72,74 Intervention participants were more likely to lose ≥ 10% of their baseline body weight compared with controls. There was no evidence that the effect of treatment differed based on focus of intervention (Table 3).…”

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“…Appel et al 19 Bennett et al 27 Christian et al 33 Dekkers et al 17 Haapala et al 36 Janus et al 53 Langford et al 38 Martin et al 39 (F) Nanchahal et al 54 Parikh et al 45 Wadden et al 20 Subtotal (95% CI) Total events Heterogeneity: I² = 57%…”

Is there any alternative to traditional food frequency questionnaire for evaluating habitual dietary intake?

“…Some of the characteristics of these types of mobile technologies, such as asynchrony (36)(37)(38)(39), the ease with which privacy can be maintained (40), as well as the light workload for the participants (one minute per day), helped to increase participation. In addition, the recording of foods/drinks intake was to be completed during 28 consecutive days using the application and at the end of this period using the short paper FFQ, minimizing the likelihood of changes in dietary intake.…”