MFP features in Randomized Control Trial
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yarwell
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"Effectiveness of a Smartphone Application for Weight Loss Compared With Usual Care in Overweight Primary Care Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial"
Brian Yoshio Laing, MD, MPH; Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH; Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD; et al.
Ann Intern Med. 2014;161(10_Supplement):S5-S12. doi:10.7326/M13-3005
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1935738 I don't have full text.
Brian Yoshio Laing, MD, MPH; Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH; Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD; et al.
Ann Intern Med. 2014;161(10_Supplement):S5-S12. doi:10.7326/M13-3005
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1935738 I don't have full text.
Results: After 6 months, weight change was minimal, with no difference between groups (mean between-group difference, −0.30 kg [95% CI, −1.50 to 0.95 kg]; P = 0.63).
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Thank you.0
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No difference. Ruh roh. Not what the investors want to hear.0
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I saw that the other day.
I cannot believe that time and money were used to study that.
Anyone with any sense would not have needed any research to figure out that giving someone an app will not cause them to lose weight. The people need to ready to monitor calories...duh.
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Stupid question, but did the patients WANT to lose weight? Did they ask for weight loss help. or did the researchers simply hand the app to anyone with a high BMI who showed up for a check-up? It's well known that until one's commitment level is high enough, change doesn't happen.0
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Well, MFP has helped me to lose weight, so I don't really care what a "study" says...0
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Nice!
Apparently the participants were encouraged to use the MFP social networking features.
Maybe the forums scared them away......0 -
herrspoons wrote: »Pro tip: The fact that you own a hammer and some nails will not in itself build that shed.
Best analogy there!0 -
Charlottesometimes23 wrote: »Nice!
Apparently the participants were encouraged to use the MFP social networking features.
Maybe the forums scared them away......
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Charlottesometimes23 wrote: »Maybe the forums scared them away......
or confused the hell out of them and sent them to five different sites to determine ten different ways of implementing the plan.
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I saw that the other day.
I cannot believe that time and money were used to study that.
Anyone with any sense would not have needed any research to figure out that giving someone an app will not cause them to lose weight. The people need to ready to monitor calories...duh.
Actually, I think this study provides some valuable information. There is a school of thought that some people overeat because they don't realize how many calories they are eating. There are even frequent posts on here about it. And that laws requiring calorie information to be on labels or menus or posted in a restaurant will cause people to eat less. These results suggest that may not be true.0 -
herrspoons wrote: »Pro tip: The fact that you own a hammer and some nails will not in itself build that shed.0
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