Weight Loss
Recent studies by D. Arterburn and co-authors add new data to weight loss findings
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 21st, 2008
In this recent article published in the journal Obesity, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To describe how insured adults with metabolic syndrome respond to various options for insurance coverage and financial incentives for weight management. Insured adults meeting the criteria for the metabolic syndrome were randomly identified through automated medical records and invited to participate in a telephone-based survey of the acceptability of various weight management programs-with different financial incentives and insurance coverage options-in a health maintenance organization."
"Multivariable logistic regression models were used to test the...
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