A Technology-Mediated Behavioral Weight Gain Prevention Intervention for College Students: Controlled, Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both men and women are vulnerable to weight gain during the college years, and this phenomenon is linked to an increased risk of several chronic diseases and mortality. Technology represents an attractive medium for the delivery of weight control interventions focused on college students, given its reach and appeal among this population. However, few technology-mediated weight gain prevention interventions have been evaluated for college students.

Objective

This study examined a new technology-based, social media-facilitated weight gain prevention intervention for college students.

Methods

Undergraduates (n =58) in two sections of a public university course were allocated to either a behavioral weight gain prevention intervention (Healthy Weight, HW; N=29)

SUBMITTER: West DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4923588 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature