Does Effectiveness of Weight Management Programs Depend on the Food Environment?

Elizabeth TarlovCoady WingHoward S GordonStephen A MatthewsKelly K JonesLisa M PowellShannon N Zenk

Published in: Health services research (2018)

The residential food environment modestly alters MOVE! effectiveness among men. A greater understanding of environmental barriers to and facilitators of intentional weight loss is needed. This study highlights important potential intersections between health care and the community.

Keyphrases

weight loss
human health
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
bariatric surgery
risk assessment
public health
body mass index
physical activity
gastric bypass
weight gain
climate change
middle aged
skeletal muscle
glycemic control
body weight