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Tracking the Effectiveness of Various Combinations of Diet Tips: Results of the National Mindless Eating Challenge
Author(s) -
Patterson Richard Wells,
Payne Collin Richards,
Wansink Brian
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.557.3
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , weight loss , variance (accounting) , portion size , psychology , resource (disambiguation) , tracking (education) , medicine , social psychology , applied psychology , computer science , food science , biology , business , obesity , pedagogy , computer network , accounting
What determines the degree to which a person complies with tailored weight‐loss suggestions? Two studies examine the effectiveness of an interactive web‐based weight‐loss resource. The first study (n=1000) investigated the predictors of compliance, showing that nearly 60% of the variance in compliance can be determined by how effective and easy people rate the tip before beginning the program. The second study (n=200) investigates the resulting link between individual ratings of the tip effectiveness and the resulting impact compliance and weight loss. Implications for promoting greater compliance – in person and on the web – are then outlined. Grant Funding Source : none