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Long-term weight gain prevention: A theoretically based Internet approach

Winett, Richard A., Tate, Deborah F., Anderson, Eileen S., Wojcik, Janet R., Winett, Sheila G.·2005·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.12.005
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Background A major focus of Healthy People 2010 is promoting weight management and physical activity because overweight, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle are strongly associated with risk for heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancers, and premature death.Methods Prevalence data and a focused review of weight management and physical activity studies point to the long-term weight gain prevention in normal weight (21-25 BMI), overweight (25-29 BMI), and even moderate obese (30-34 BMI) people as one alternative to prioritizing weight loss in health behavior interventions. This is because on a population basis annual weight gain is small (approximately 0.8 kg/year) and preventing weight gain appears to require only an energy shift of about 100 cal/day either through a modest increase in physical activity and/or consuming slightly less calories to maintain an energy balance. A more dynamic use of social cognitive theory (SCT) for developing programs to maintain health behavior changes is emerging with some evidence of long-term maintenance. The high use of the Internet provides a vehicle to reach different population segments with readily accessible, SCT-tailored long-term programs. Research studies using the Internet with tailored SCT interventions have shown changes in nutrition practices, physical activity, and weight loss for up to a year.Conclusions One promising approach to weight gain prevention in population segments is the development and wide spread use of longer-term Internet programs using specific principles and procedures from SCT.

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Authors
Winett, R. A., Tate, D. F., Anderson, E. S., Wojcik, J. R., & Winett, S. G.
Affiliations
  • Virginia Tech (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Winett, Richard A.
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Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-08
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
629-641
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.12.005
OpenAlex
W1977552691
Cited by
92
References
119
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 8
FWCI
7.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01dk060058-05)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA79469, R01CA079469)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK 60058-01)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Keywords
weight gain prevention, obesity prevention, online intervention, social cognitive theory, weight management, physical activity, energy balance, Healthy People 2010
MeSH terms
Counseling, Feeding Behavior, Health Promotion, Humans, Obesity, Psychological Theory, Weight Gain, Exercise, Internet

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