Introduction: The upward trend of seeking bariatric surgery tourism will only grow with the globalization of medical care. We aim to describe the experiences participants of a supervised weight loss program in relation to their pursuit of bariatric tourism. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with an unbiased questionnaire were conducted to obtain a profo...

OBJECTIVE To examine racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between weight perception and weight management behaviors among overweight and obese adults. PARTICIPANTS The study examined a nationally representative sample of 11,319 non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black and Mexican American overweight and obese adults aged > or = 20 years from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition ...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to validate the English version of the Processes of Change questionnaire in weight management (P-Weight). METHODS Participants were 1,087 UK adults, including people enrolled in a behavioural weight management programme, university students and an opportunistic sample. The mean age of the sample was 34.80 (SD = 13.56) years, and 83% were women. BMI ranged fro...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between weight dissatisfaction, weight status, and weight loss in Mexican-American children participating in a weight management program. METHODS Participants included 265 Mexican American children recruited for a school-based weight management program. All children completed baseline assessments and changes in standardized body mass index (zBMI) were monit...

www.thelancet.com Published online May 3, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31042-5 1 In 2014, 52% of adults globally were overweight or obese. Lifestyle programmes, which target improved diet and exercise practices, reliably produce clinically relevant weight changes and are viable options that can reach multiple populations and be delivered on a large scale. Consequently, these lif...

A number of evidence-based weight management interventions are now available with different models and serving different patient/client groups. While positive outcomes are a key to the decision-making process, so too is the information around how these outcomes were achieved, in what population, how transferable the outcomes would be to the population a service would be aiming to cover and at w...

Obesity may contribute to development and recurrence of cancer, as well as cancer-related and all-cause mortality. This risk factor is also among the most preventable causes of cancer. This article describes current evidence-based guidelines for weight management and physical activity for cancer survivors. The authors also discuss practical interventions to help survivors undertake behavioral c...

AIM The aim of this concept analysis is to create a clear definition and framework to guide weight self-management research and promotion of healthy weight self-management during the postpartum period. BACKGROUND A woman's ability to manage her weight through the postpartum transition has lifelong implications for her weight status. METHODS This concept analysis was guided by Walker and Ava...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a serious public health issue in the United States, with the CDC reporting that most adult Americans are now either overweight or obese. Little is known about the comparative acceptability of available weight management approaches in non-treatment seeking samples. METHOD This report presents preliminary survey data collected from an online sample on weight management pre...