ReviewWestern journal of nursing research2017
African Americans in Standard Behavioral Treatment for Obesity, 2001-2015: What Have We Learned?
Review in Western journal of nursing research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How effective are church-based weight-loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- Racial disparities in the efficacy of traditional versus acceptance-based behavioral weight loss.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Trial
- Predictors of racial differences in weight loss: the PROPEL trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Trial
- Differences in Weight Loss by Race and Ethnicity in the PRIDE Trial: a Qualitative Analysis of Participant Perspectives.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Trial
- Recruitment and retention of emerging adults in lifestyle interventions: Findings from the REACH trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Trial
- Differential impact of telehealth extended-care programs for weight-loss maintenance in African American versus white adults.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Trial
- Similar weight loss and maintenance in African American and White women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) trial.Ethnicity & health · 2021Trial
- The feasibility of a binge eating intervention in Black women with obesity.Eating behaviors · 2018Trial
- Social Network Theory in Behavior Change Interventions with Black Women to Reduce Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review of Application and Measurement.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Impact of and Comparative Outcomes for Digital and In-Person Interventions for Complex Obesity in a Diverse Urban Population.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Article
- Health Disparities in Obesity Treatment Outcomes, Access, and Utilization.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Racial Health Disparity and Risk of Multiple Myeloma: Implications for Energy Balance Interventions.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Review
- Racial differences in physical activity engagement, barriers, and enjoyment during weight loss.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2024Article
- Weight Loss Using an mHealth App Among Individuals With Obesity in Different Economic Regions of China: Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- Rural African American Women With Severe Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Lifestyle Behaviors and Psychosocial Characteristics.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- Black Feminism and Womanism: A Narrative Review of the Weight Loss Literature.Ethnicity & disease · 2023Review
- Perceived intrinsic, social, and environmental barriers for weight management in older Hispanic/Latino adults with obesity.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- A Call to Reconceptualize Obesity Treatment in Service of Health Equity: Review of Evidence and Future Directions.Current obesity reports · 2023Review
- What's theory got to do with it: measuring effects of theory on lifestyle behaviors and weight in the Better Me Within Randomized Trial.American journal of health education · 2023Article
- Pretreatment and During-Treatment Weight Trajectories in Black and White Women.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
African Americans (AAs) bear a disproportionate burden of the obesity epidemic, yet have historically been underrepresented in weight loss research. We conducted a narrative review of large ( N > 75) randomized prospective clinical trials of standard behavioral treatment for weight loss that reported results in the past 15 years (2001-2015) to (a) determine the rates of inclusion and reported results for AAs and (b) further identify strategies that may result in improved outcomes. Of the 23 trials reviewed, 69.6% of the studies met or exceeded population estimates for AAs in the United States. However, only 10 reported outcomes and/or considered race in the analytic approach. At 6 months, AA participants consistently lost less weight than White participants. The use of culturally tailored intervention materials and monthly personal telephone calls were reported as factors that may have enhanced treatment response. Future behavioral weight loss trials should also increase reporting of outcomes by race.
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