ReviewThe Psychiatric clinics of North America2011
Behavioral treatment of obesity.
Review in The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 247 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Feasibility of a Campaign Intervention Compared to a Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention in Overweight and Obese Adults
Evaluating Options for Non-Responders: A SMART Approach to Enhancing Weight Loss
Comparison of Coping Strategies to Reduce Food Cravings During Dietary Weight Loss
Who cites it
247 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Outcomes in People with Obesity and Pre-existing Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of influences on engagement with remote health interventions targeting weight management for individuals living with excess weight.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
- Gastric cancer after Bariatric Bypass Surgery. Do they relate? (A Systematic Review).Obesity surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Healthy Eating Index Diet Quality in Randomized Weight Loss Trials: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies for Weight Loss.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Extensive Review of Persuasive System Design Categories and Principles: Behavioral Obesity Interventions.Journal of medical systems · 2020Pooled it
- Changes in Ultra-Processed Food Intake During a Single-Arm Behavioral Weight Management Intervention: A Secondary Analysis.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Trial
- Incentivizing social support in the randomized mobile Lifestyle Intervention for Food and Exercise study: the impact of gamification on social support perceptions, provision, and receipt.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Tirzepatide Associated With Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Obesity or Overweight in SURMOUNT-4.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
- The mLIFE randomized trial examining the impact of gamifying social support provision for weight loss.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
- Adherence to self-monitoring and behavioral goals is associated with improved weight loss in an mHealth randomized-controlled trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of combining Qingyanyin formulated granules with press needles in treating abdominal obesity: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of a 24-month behavioral intervention focused on sugary beverage reduction for Latino mother-infant dyads: evidence from a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
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- Sex moderates diet quality differences in integrated collaborative care for comorbid obesity and depression: Post-hoc analysis of the RAINBOW RCT.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Trial
- Engagement, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of the Self-Care and Coach-Supported Versions of the Vira Digital Behavior Change Platform Among Young Adults at Risk for Depression and Obesity: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024Trial
- Impact of a Mindfulness Mobile Application on Weight Loss and Eating Behavior in People with Metabolic Syndrome: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of a combined, online intervention for binge-type eating disorders and high body weight in young adults.Eating behaviors · 2023Trial
- The Role of Physical Activity in Long-term Weight Loss: 36-month Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Trial
- The Effect of Tailored, Daily, Smartphone Feedback to Lifestyle Self-Monitoring on Weight Loss at 12 Months: the SMARTER Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
187 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
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Abstract
This review has shown that behavioral treatment is effective in inducing a 10% weight loss, which is sufficient to significantly improve health. Weight loss maintenance is challenging for most patients. Long-term outcomes have the potential to be improved through various methods including prolonging contact between patients and providers (either in the clinic or via Internet or telephone), facilitating high amounts of physical activity, or combining lifestyle modification with pharmacotherapy. Innovative programs also are being developed to disseminate behavioral approaches beyond traditional academic settings.
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