Comparing the Keyto App and Device with Weight Watchers' WW App for Weight Loss: Protocol for a Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity and being overweight are major contributing factors for many diseases. Calorie restricted diets often fail to result in sustained long-term weight loss. Very low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diets have been suggested to have superior metabolic and weight loss effects. Keyto is a low-cost, highly scalable mobile health (mHealth) app paired with a noninvasive biofeedback tool aimed at facilitating weight loss through a personalized healthy and predominantly plant- and fish-based ketogenic diet.

Objective

This protocol describes a randomized trial comparing the efficacy of the Keyto mHealth app and device intervention to that of Weight Watchers' WW app in individuals who are overweight or obese. The primary outcome is weight loss after 12 weeks. Secondary

SUBMITTER: Locke SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7459429 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature