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Daily self-weighing and weight gain prevention: a longitudinal study of college-aged women
Journal of behavioral medicine, v 40(5), pp 846-853
Oct 2017
PMID: 28689248
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Abstract
Daily self-weighing has been suggested as an important factor for weight loss maintenance among samples with obesity. This study is a secondary analysis that examined daily self-weighing in association with weight and body composition outcomes over 2 years among young women with vulnerability for weight gain. Women (N = 294) of varying weight status completed self-weighing frequency questionnaires and weight was measured in the clinic at baseline, 6 months, 1, and 2 years; DXA scans were completed at baseline, 6 months and 2 years. Multilevel models examined the relationship between daily self-weighing (at any point in the study) and trajectories of BMI and body fat percentage. Daily self-weighing was associated with significant declines in BMI and body fat percent over time. Future research is needed to examine causal relations between daily self-weighing and weight gain prevention. Nonetheless, these data extend the possibility that daily self-weighing may be important for prevention of unwanted weight gain.
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- Title
- Daily self-weighing and weight gain prevention: a longitudinal study of college-aged women
- Creators
- Diane Rosenbaum - Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 3535 Market Street Philadelphia PA 19104 USAHallie Espel - Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia PA USAMeghan Butryn - Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia PA USAFengqing Zhang - Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia PA USAMichael Lowe - Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of behavioral medicine, v 40(5), pp 846-853
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; New York
- Grant note
- RO1 DK072982 / National Institutes of Health (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000411879300016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85022101000
- Other Identifier
- 991014877651104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical