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ReviewCureus2021

Role of Behavioral Interventions in the Management of Obesity.

Iyanu V Olateju, Dolly Ogwu, Matthew O Owolabi, Ugonna Azode, Felicity Osula, Richard Okeke, Ijeoma Akabalu

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. Weight Perception and Bullying among Overweight and Obese Students (Age 6-16 Years) in Amritsar District.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
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  11. Understanding Primary Care Dietitians' Experiences and Perspectives on Weight Management Practice Using the COM-B Model.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  12. Comprehending the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Childhood Obesity: Integrating Life Course Approaches for Prevention and Intervention.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025
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  14. The Role of Virtual Reality in Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Iyanu V OlatejuInternal Medicine, MedStar Harbour Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Dolly OgwuPsychiatry, University of Benin, Benin, NGA.
Matthew O OwolabiPediatrics, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, USA.
Ugonna AzodeClinical Research, Walden University, Minneapolis, USA.
Felicity OsulaInternal Medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Richard OkekeInternal Medicine, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UKR.
Ijeoma AkabaluMedicine, Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine, Willemstad, CUW.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are the leading lifestyle-related causes of clinical and public health concerns. Health behavior change is central in obesity management. This review provides the various behavioral interventions in the management of obesity. Behavior modification is a structured method for improving lifestyle habits such as exercise, diet, and other practices that might influence behavior. This review article was based on current and older literature on behavioral approaches to target overweight/obesity. Articles about the various interventions to reduce obesity, particularly behavior interventions, were searched and explored. All the articles found to reveal behavior modification techniques, including goal-setting, self-monitoring, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, stress management, problem-solving, and social support and information were obtained by reading the full text of the articles. The articles which did not provide any information regarding behavior interventions to reduce obesity were excluded from the review. This review discussed practical ways to incorporate behavior interventions in the management of obesity. The benefits and effectiveness of behavioral interventions on achieving and maintaining weight loss are also discussed. Patients using behavioral modification strategies to make these changes are more likely to succeed in long-term weight maintenance.

Indexed as

behavioral interventions for weight lossbehavioral modificationmotivational interviewingobesityweight management

Identifiers

PMID34671541
PMCPMC8522530

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