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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"weight loss goals"”.
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Improving women's weight perceptions and weight-loss goals: An internet-based educational approach
Overweight and obesity are increasing problems among women within the United States. Billions of consumer and health care dollars are spent on this problem and associated comorbities annually. In an effort to address the problem, the National Institutes of Health issued Clinical Guidelines on the …
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Changes in body image and body weight and shape goals associated with weight loss and maintenance in overweight/obese adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus
… and females in a randomized controlled trial of weight loss for older overweight/obese adults who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (Look AHEAD: Action for Health in Diabetes). A computerized morphing assessment program (The Body Morph Assessment; BMA 2.0) was used to assess estimates of …
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Weight-preoccupied and not-weight-preoccupied college women: a study of body weight and body image
… between two groups of 25 college women, a weight-preoccupied group (WP) and a not-weight-preoccupied control group (NWP), were investigated. The groups differed only with respect to scores on the Drive for Thinness subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory; they were matched for age, race, …
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The effect of a verbal framing variable in a weight control program
Two versions of a six month weight control program were developed. A "behavioral" version used traditional behavioral terminology. This program was then modified to produce a "vivid" program using anecdotal material and examples drawn from the community. Terminology in the vividly framed program …
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Teenage girls’ first-person narratives about weight perception and dangerous weight loss practices: A study of five blogs from LiveJournal.com
… social significations are associated with body weight and shape (Woolf, 1990, as cited by Malson, 1998). Thinness is especially valued and especially for women and girls. As a result, many teenage girls aim to be thinner. This thesis examines five blogs on the website LiveJournal that are …
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Being connected: an exploration of women’s weight loss experience and the implications for health education
… of this thesis is the experience of intentional weight loss. There is a<br/>growing recognition that the rising levels of obesity are contributing to a global health<br/>problem. Although the costs and consequences of obesity for both individuals and<br/>societies are many; research in the field …
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The impact of a single brief intervention versus multiple contact lifestyle intervention on change in body weight and modifiable cardio vascular risk factors in adults who have undertaken cardiovascular risk screening
… to adverse health behaviours namely excess body weight, diet, physical activity and smoking, and that risk assessment and primary prevention of CVD should remain a priority for the Public Health Agenda.<br/><br/>Participants of the TASCFORCE study screening healthy adults over 40yrs for CVD risk …
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Worksite Weight Loss Intervention Utilizing Monetary Incentives and Contingency Management for Overweight and Obese Employees at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
… evaluate the effect of a financial incentive on weight loss and diabetes risk score (DRS) following a tailored National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) weight loss intervention among adults who are overweight/obese and who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. An additional aim to evaluate changes …