Do outcomes from a behavioral weight loss intervention differ in Alabama versus Colorado?

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are well-established regional differences in obesity prevalence in the United States but relatively little is known about why or whether success in weight loss differs regionally.

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine whether changes in body weight, engagement in physical activity (PA), and psychosocial factors differed in Alabama (AL) versus Colorado (CO) in response to a 16-week behavioral weight loss program.

Design

This is an ancillary study to a weight loss intervention being conducted simultaneously in AL and CO with identical intervention content and delivery in 70 participants (n = 31 AL and n = 39 CO). Body weight, objective (accelerometry) PA, and responses to psychosocial questionnaires (reward-based eating, s

SUBMITTER: Clina JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358729 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature