Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of obese or
overweight individuals worldwide will increase to 1.5 billion by 2015. Chronic diseases …

The objective of this study was to review the evidence about what factors influence user
engagement in Internet-based behavioral interventions for chronic illness. We conducted a …

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The internet has been used as a method to deliver various health interventions (eg, weight
management, smoking cessation, increasing physical activity). An electronic search (ie …

Background Physical activity interventions tailored to individual characteristics and delivered
via print produce greater increases in activity compared with nontailored interventions and …

Background: Guidelines recommend that physicians screen all adults for obesity and offer
an intensive counseling and behavioral interventions for weight loss for obese adults …

Background Overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent in the United States. The
prevalence of health care provider advice to lose weight is not clear. Methods We examined …

Background The relationship between strength training (ST) behavior and mortality remains
understudied in large, national samples, although smaller studies have observed that …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the weight-control practices that promote
weight loss and weight-loss maintenance in the same sample. PURPOSE: To examine …

BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity reduces the risk for chronic diseases among older
adults. Older adults are likely to be seen by primary care clinicians who can play a role in …