Lifestyle intervention using an internet-based curriculum with cell phone reminders for obese Chinese teens: a randomized controlled study.

Lifestyle intervention using an internet-based curriculum with cell phone reminders for obese Chinese teens: a randomized controlled study.

Obesity is an increasing public health problem affecting young people. The causes of obesity are multi-factorial among Chinese youth including lack of physical activity and poor eating habits. The use of an internet curriculum and cell phone reminders and texting may be an innovative means of increa...

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Main Authors: Anisha A Abraham, Wing-Chi Chow, Hung-Kwan So, Benjamin Hon-Kei Yip, Albert M Li, Shekhar M Kumta, Jean Woo, Suk-Mei Chan, Esther Yuet-Ying Lau, E Anthony S Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4422741?pdf=render

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