How Accurate are Recalls of Self-Weighing Frequency? Data from a 24-Month Randomized Trial.
Melissa M CraneKara GavinJulian WolfsonJennifer A LindePublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)
Self-reported weighing frequency is modestly correlated with objective weighing frequency; however, both are associated with weight change over time. Objective assessment of weighing frequency should be used to avoid overestimating actual frequency.