Statistics Canada in 2010 states that over 4.5 million people were overweight or obese.The dramatic increase in obesity and its correlation with serious diseases has caused the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare an immediate need for effective and widely-accessible intervention. Cellular phone devices are portable, convenient, and popular among people of varying economic status and ethnicities, rendering this an ideal medium for a lifestyle intervention. MPT Systematic Reviews and Research Projects.Medicine, Faculty ofPhysical Therapy, Department ofUnreviewedGraduat
Background: Today's generation of young adults are gaining weight faster than their parents; however...
The potential benefits of promotion of physical activity for whole populations and at-risk individua...
Objective: Telephone-based weight loss programs are offered as an alternative to face-to-face obesit...
Abstract Background Mobile electronic devices, such a...
Obesity and overweightness are a growing public health issue in the United States. Much of the probl...
Obesity is a global epidemic with major healthcare implications and costs. Mobile technologies are p...
BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic has spread to young adults, leading to significant public health im...
BACKGROUND: The surge in the incidence of obesity and being overweight demands new options to extend...
Weight loss interventions are delivered through various mediums including, increasingly, mobile phon...
Introduction: Overweight and obesity constitute leading global public health challenges. Tackling ov...
Objective. To evaluate the impact of using mobile health (mHealth) technologiesthe practice of medic...
Over one-third of the population in the United States is obese. Obesity is a risk factor for many ch...
BACKGROUND: Behavioral treatment strategies improve adherence to lifestyle intervention for adults w...
Obesity is a public health crisis that has reached epidemic proportions. Although intensive behavior...
Mobile technology has emerged as a potentially useful application in the process of facilitating wei...
Background: Today's generation of young adults are gaining weight faster than their parents; however...
The potential benefits of promotion of physical activity for whole populations and at-risk individua...
Objective: Telephone-based weight loss programs are offered as an alternative to face-to-face obesit...
Abstract Background Mobile electronic devices, such a...
Obesity and overweightness are a growing public health issue in the United States. Much of the probl...
Obesity is a global epidemic with major healthcare implications and costs. Mobile technologies are p...
BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic has spread to young adults, leading to significant public health im...
BACKGROUND: The surge in the incidence of obesity and being overweight demands new options to extend...
Weight loss interventions are delivered through various mediums including, increasingly, mobile phon...
Introduction: Overweight and obesity constitute leading global public health challenges. Tackling ov...
Objective. To evaluate the impact of using mobile health (mHealth) technologiesthe practice of medic...
Over one-third of the population in the United States is obese. Obesity is a risk factor for many ch...
BACKGROUND: Behavioral treatment strategies improve adherence to lifestyle intervention for adults w...
Obesity is a public health crisis that has reached epidemic proportions. Although intensive behavior...
Mobile technology has emerged as a potentially useful application in the process of facilitating wei...
Background: Today's generation of young adults are gaining weight faster than their parents; however...
The potential benefits of promotion of physical activity for whole populations and at-risk individua...
Objective: Telephone-based weight loss programs are offered as an alternative to face-to-face obesit...