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Reports from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Highlight Recent Research in Weight Management

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 21st, 2011

2011 JUN 21 -- In this recently published study, investigators in Boston, United States conducted a study "To present the results of a study of a worksite-based intervention to promote tobacco use cessation and improve weight management among motor freight workers. This study used a pre-test/post-test, non-randomized design to assess the effectiveness of a four-month intervention that addressed the social context of the work setting."

"We evaluated 7-day tobacco quit prevalence among baseline tobacco users, and successful weight management, defined as no weight gain in workers with BMI <25 at baseline and any weight loss among overweight and obese...

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