Examining a Ripple Effect: Do Spouses’ Behavior Changes Predict Each Other’s Weight Loss?
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Examining a Ripple Effect: Do Spouses' Behavior Changes Predict Each Other's Weight Loss?
BACKGROUND Including spouses in obesity treatment has been found to promote weight loss. We assessed whether spouses' diet and activity changes impacted each other's weight loss when both members attended an active weight loss program (TOGETHER) or only the primary participant attended treatment (ALONE). METHODS Heterosexual couples (N = 132) enrolled in an 18-month randomized controlled weig...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Obesity
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-0708,2090-0716
DOI: 10.1155/2013/297268