Effects of a weight management program delivered by social media on weight and metabolic syndrome risk factors in overweight and obese adults: A randomised controlled trial

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Effects of a weight management program delivered by social media on weight and metabolic syndrome risk factors in overweight and obese adults: A randomised controlled trial

Introduction: The aim of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of using social media to augment the delivery of, and provide support for, a weight management program delivered to overweight and obese individuals during a twenty four week intervention. Methods: Participants randomly divided...

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Main Authors:	Jane, Monica, Hagger, Martin, Foster, Jonathan, Ho, Suleen, Kane, Robert, Pal, Sebely
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Public Library of Science 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54801

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