ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2021
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on initial weight loss in a digital weight management program: A natural experiment.
Article in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- An Online Weight Loss Intervention for People With Obesity and Poorly Controlled Asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2022Trial
- Impact of COVID-19 on a worksite weight loss program for employees with overweight and obesity.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- The Impact of a Web-Based Lifestyle Educational Program ('Living Better') Reintervention on Hypertensive Overweight or Obese Patients.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Effectiveness of a Metabolic Health Telemedicine Intervention for Weight Loss: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on initial weight loss in a digital weight management program: A natural experiment.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on initial weight loss during a digital weight management program.
methodsParticipants (n = 866,192; BMI 33.6 [SD 7.4] kg/m
resultsOver the 30-week enrollment period, the COVID-19 cohort experienced significantly less weight loss than the control cohort but only for 7 weeks of enrollments. The COVID-19 cohort also had fewer days of food tracking but only for 3 weeks of enrollments. There were no differences in the self-monitoring of weight and activity at any time between the two cohorts.
conclusionsOver a 30-week enrollment period, COVID-19 had negative effects on both weight loss and food self-monitoring, but the effects were short-lived. Those participating in evidence-based weight management programs can expect similar levels of initial weight loss as those experienced before the pandemic.
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