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An evaluation of a home video weight loss program
Author(s) -
Marston Albert R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198609)5:6<1083::aid-eat2260050612>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - weight loss , overweight , sample (material) , dropout (neural networks) , medicine , body weight , demography , psychology , obesity , computer science , chemistry , chromatography , sociology , machine learning
Two samples of 99 and 63 subjects more than 15% overweight (mean preweights 200 and 189 Ib) utilized a 30 segment home video weight loss program and were followed over a 4–5 month period. During a one‐month waiting period, 54.7% of the second sample gained weight. Within 4–5 weeks after receiving the program by mail, 97% of those in the first sample who viewed half or more of the video reported losing weight. At 4 months follow‐up, 63% continued to lose weight, and 85% of the sample lost a mean of 9.0 Ib; 40% lost 10 or more pounds. The dropout rates (viewing less than half the program) were 31 % and 37% for the two samples.