Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention in the Treatment of Obesity

This article provides an overview of research regarding adult behavioral lifestyle intervention for obesity treatment. We first describe two trials using a behavioral lifestyle intervention to induce weight loss in adults, the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and the Look AHEAD (Action for Health i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shannon M. Looney, Hollie A. Raynor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Health Services Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/HSI.S10474