Weekly, Seasonal, and Festive Period Weight Gain Among Australian Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obesity is a major global health concern. A better understanding of temporal patterns of weight gain will enable the design and implementation of interventions with potential to alter obesity trajectories.

Objective

To describe changes in daily weight across 12 months among Australian adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study conducted between December 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021 in Adelaide, South Australia, involved 375 community-dwelling adults aged 18 to 65 years. Participants wore a fitness tracker and were encouraged to weigh themselves, preferably daily but at least weekly, using a body weight scale. Data were remotely gathered using custom-developed software.

Exposure

Time assessed weekly, seasonally, and at Christmas/New

SUBMITTER: Maher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375309 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature