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Using New Technologies to Promote Weight Management by Jane, Monica

“…A clinical trial was conducted to determine whether incorporating social media into a weight management program would assist overweight and obese participants to achieve greater improvements in weight loss and metabolic syndrome risk factors than following the same program in written form alone. …”
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An intervention programme for weight management in overweight and obese Malaysian adults by Tan, Pui Yee

“…Personalisation seems to be an important factor when developing strategies for weight management, especially in a multi-ethnic Malaysian population. …”
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Weight management practices of adults in a work site setting by S. Y., Chai, Kandiah, Mirnalini

“…The purpose of this study was to determine weight management practices, barriers and readiness to change among adults in a worksite setting. …”
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Body image and weight management: young people, internet advertisements and pharmacists by Luevorasirikul, Kanokrat

“…It has been suggested that pharmacists can play a key role in promoting healthy lifestyles and weight management. The main aim of the research study was to examine the impact of media on body image perception and to investigate the role of pharmacists in weight management. …”
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Community weight management, obesity prevention and treatment, across the life-course by Avery, Amanda J.

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An exploration of a weight management programme for pregnant women living with obesity by Ellis, Sarah

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Social media for health promotion and weight management: A critical debate by Jane, Monica, Hagger, Martin, Foster, Jonathan, Ho, Suleen, Pal, Sebely

“…Social support provided by peers has been shown to be a useful strategy to employ in weight management programmes. The documented increased use of ICT and social media has presented health promoters with a potentially useful medium to increase social support for weight management. …”
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Antenatal weight management: women’s experiences, behaviours, and expectations of weighing in early pregnancy by Swift, Judy Anne, Pearce, Joanne, Jethwa, P.H., Taylor, Moira A., Avery, Amanda, Ellis, Sarah, Langley-Evans, Simon C., McMullen, Sarah

“…However pregnant women have reported confusion, distrust, and negative affect associated with antenatal weight management interactions. The MAGIC study (MAnaging weiGht In pregnanCy) sought to examine women’s self-reported experiences of usual-care antenatal weight management in early pregnancy, and consider these alongside weight monitoring behaviours and future expectations. 193 women (18yrs+) were recruited from routine antenatal clinics at the Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust. …”
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A review: resistant starch, a promising prebiotic for obesity and weight management by Thompson, Mayrilyn Solo, Tan, Hui Yan, Saari, Nazamid, Sarbini, Shahrul Razid

“…Whereby, it is reported that RS stimulates the gut signaling hormones that are responsible for controlling food appetite, preventing fat accumulation and thus, helps in body weight management. With this knowledge, this review suggested that RS may be an option to combat the development of obesity.…”
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Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme by Stubbs, James, Hillier, Sarah, Pallister, Carolyn, Avery, Amanda, McConnon, Aine, Lavin, Jacquie

“…Introduction and methods: This study examined associations between weight loss, its maintenance and self-esteem in 292 members of a commercial weight management organisation, Slimming World. Self-esteem was measured with the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire adapted to 5-point Likert scales. …”
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Antenatal weight management: diet, physical activity, and gestational weight gain in early pregnancy by Swift, Judy A., Elliott-Sale, Kirsty J., Pearce, Jo, Jethwa, Preeti H., Taylor, Moira A., Avery, Amanda, Ellis, Sarah, Langley-Evans, Simon C., McMullen, Sarah

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Factors influencing engagement in postnatal weight management and subsequent weight and well-being outcomes by Avery, Amanda, Hillier, Sarah, Pallister, Carolyn, Barber, Jennifer, Lavin, Jacquie

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Design and Development of a Digital Weight Management Intervention (ToDAy): Qualitative Study by Shoneye, Charlene, Mullan, Barbara, Begley, Andrea, Pollard, Christina, Jancey, Jonine, Kerr, Deborah

“…The findings suggested that a digital weight management intervention using a mobile food record and activity trackers to inform tailored feedback may be acceptable and feasible. …”
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Autonomy support and control in weight management: What important others do and say matters by Ng, J., Ntoumanis, Nikos, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie

Subjects: “…Autonomy support and control in weight management: What important others do and say matters…”
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Investigation into risk factors for overweight status and the use of behaviour change interventions for weight management in dogs by Quarmby, Caroline

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Weight management practices and evidence for weight loss through primary care: a brief review by Ossolinski, G., Jiwa, M., McManus, Alexandra

“…RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: PubMed was searched for literature on weight management in primary care published from 2000 onwards. …”
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Predicting Psychological Needs and Well-Being of Individuals Engaging in Weight Management: The Role of Important Others by Ng, J., Ntoumanis, Nikos, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Stott, K., Hindle, L.

“…Background: Using the self-determination theory (SDT) framework, we examined how significant others might support or thwart psychological needs of people with weight management goals, and in turn might affect their psychological well-being and weight control behaviors. …”
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Using new technologies to promote weight management: a randomised controlled trial study protocol by Jane, M., Foster, Jonathan, Hagger, Martin, Pal, Sebely

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Development of a decision support system (DSS) for Malaysian adult weight management / Aadilah binti Baharuddin by Baharuddin, Aadilah

“…The main objective of this study is to develop an electronic knowledge-based decision support system (DSS) for the use of experts, specifically nutritionists and dieticians, as well as Malaysian adults for effective weight management. The system will allow the user to keep track of their daily food consumption and energy expenditure to prevent them from getting overweight since obesity is a prominent public health problem in Malaysia. …”
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Effectiveness of a structured weight management programme at workplace among employees of a petroleum industry in Malaysia by Roszanadia Rusali, Suzana Shahar, Lee, Xiao Wen, Zahara Abdul Manaf

“…Recognising the epidemic of overweight and obesity among Malaysians, formulation of intervention programmes such as a weight management programme at workplace is essential. …”
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