Abstract Objective: Between 31 and 35% of the college‐aged population is overweight or
obese, yet few weight loss trials for this population have been conducted. This study …

Background Overweight or obesity is prevalent among college students and many gain
weight during this time. Traditional face-to-face weight loss interventions have not worked …

Purpose To describe the theoretical rationale, intervention design, and clinical trial of a two-
year weight control intervention for young adults deployed via social and mobile media …

The purpose of this study was to examine whether different types of posts differentially affect
participant engagement and if engagement with social media enhances weight loss. Data …

Background Few weight loss interventions are evaluated for longer than a year, and even
fewer employ social and mobile technologies commonly used among young adults. We …

Background Weight loss interventions based solely on text messaging (short message
service [SMS]) have been shown to be modestly effective for short periods of time and in …

The transition to college has been identified as a critical period for increases in overweight
status. Overweight college students are at-risk of becoming obese adults, and, thus …

Background Helping patients control obesity remains a clinical challenge for internists, and
African Americans experience obesity rates higher than other racial/ethnic groups. Purpose …

OBJECTIVE: Nutrition education research recruitment expense and effort are substantial;
sample selection is crucial for intervention assessment. Effectiveness and cost of Facebook …

Background: To our knowledge, no studies have evaluated whether weight loss can be
promoted in overweight adults through the use of an intervention that is largely based on …