BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the weight-control practices that promote weight loss and weight-loss maintenance in the same sample. PURPOSE To examine whether the weight control practices associated with weight loss differ from those associated with weight-loss maintenance. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 1165 U.S. adults. The adjusted associations of the use of ...

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...

BACKGROUND Clinician adherence to obesity screening guidelines from United States health agencies remains suboptimal. This study explored how personal and career demographics influence pediatricians' weight assessment and management practices. METHODS A web-based survey was distributed to U.S. pediatricians. Respondents were asked to identify the weight status of photographed children and abo...

The present study aimed to establish, by a consensus of experts, the stages and processes of change for weight management in overweight and obese people. The first step involved developing two questionnaires aimed at assessing stages and processes of change for weight loss in overweight and obese people. The processes-of-change questionnaire consisted of 12 subscales, and contained 107 items. A...

OBJECTIVE Defining groups of individuals within a larger population with similar patterns of weight change over time may provide insight into influences of weight stability or gain. METHODS Latent class growth modeling was used to define subgroups of weight change in adult members of the Gila River Indian Community participating in at least four non-diabetic health exams including OGTTs (N = ...

Goal setting is an effective way to focus attention on behavior change. Theoretically, frequency of goal setting may indicate the level of commitment to diet and physical activity behavior change. Yet, little is known about the association between goal setting frequency and use of specific diet or physical activity-related strategies. This study examines whether changes in goal setting frequenc...

OBJECTIVE Newer "smart" scales that transmit participants' body weights directly to data collection centers offer the opportunity to simplify weight assessment in weight management research; however, little data exist on the concordance of these data compared to weights measured at in-person assessments. METHODS We compared the weights of 58 participants (mean±SD BMI = 31.6±4.8, age = 52.1±9....

Purpose: To identify beliefs held by the general public regarding causes of weight gain, weight prevention strategies, and barriers to weight management; and to examine whether such beliefs predict the actual body mass of participants. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was administered to participants recruited from regional and metropolitan areas of Australia. This questionnaire obtained d...

One year after losing weight, most people have regained a significant part of the lost weight. As such, weight regain after weight loss has a negative impact on human health. The risk for weight regain is determined by psychosocial and behavioral factors as well as by various physiological and molecular parameters. Here, the latter intrinsic factors are reviewed and assembled into four function...