ArticleHealth services research2018
Does Effectiveness of Weight Management Programs Depend on the Food Environment?
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Long-Term Weight Loss Effects of a Behavioral Weight Management Program: Does the Community Food Environment Matter?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Perceived Neighborhood-level Assets and Barriers to Weight-related Behaviors among Ethnically Diverse Black Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Perceived Neighborhood-level Assets and Barriers to Weight-related Behaviors among Ethnically Diverse Black Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Hope and behavioural weight loss: Pathways lead to greater weight loss than agency or goals.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Spatial analysis of fast-food accessibility and obesity among adults in Malaysia nationwide.PloS one · 2025Article
- Lifestyle interventions for cardiometabolic health.Nature medicine · 2024Review
- Impact of the built, social, and food environment on long-term weight loss within a behavioral weight loss intervention.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Heart Health and Behavior Change in HIV-Infected Individuals.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Differences in the sugar content of fast-food products across three countries.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the causal effects of a population-scale behavioral weight management program and to determine whether the program's effectiveness depends on participants' geographic access to places to purchase healthy and less healthy foods. DATA SOURCES: Secondary data from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinical and administrative records (2008-2014), retail food environment measures from commercial databases (2008-2014), and the American Community Survey (2009-2014). STUDY
designWe estimated the effect of the VA's MOVE! weight management program on body mass index after 6 months using difference-in-difference regressions to compare participants with a propensity score-matched control group. We estimated treatment effects overall and in subgroups with different access to supermarkets, fast-food restaurants, and convenience stores. PRINCIPAL
findingsMOVE! reduced BMI by about 0.71 units among men and 0.70 units among women. The program was slightly less effective for men living near fast-food restaurants or convenience stores. We found no evidence that treatment effects varied with the food environment among women.
conclusionsThe residential food environment modestly alters MOVE! effectiveness among men. A greater understanding of environmental barriers to and facilitators of intentional weight loss is needed. This study highlights important potential intersections between health care and the community.
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