Innovative Self-Regulation Strategies to Reduce Weight Gain in Young Adults: The Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP) Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Weight gain occurs commonly in young adults and has adverse effects on health.

Objective

To compare 2 self-regulation interventions vs control in reducing weight gain in young adults over a mean follow-up of 3 years.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized clinical trial in 2 academic settings of 599 participants aged 18 to 35 years with body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of 21.0 to 30.0, recruited via mailings and emails from August 2010 to February 2012. Data were analyzed from January 2015 to January 2016.

Interventions

Participants were randomized to control, self-regulation plus small changes, or self-regulation plus large changes. Both interventions focused on frequent self-weighing

SUBMITTER: Wing RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461816 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature