Trial reportPreventive medicine2016
Results of a 2-year randomized, controlled obesity prevention trial: Effects on diet, activity and sleep behaviors in an at-risk young adult population.
Trial report in Preventive medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary outcomes of community-based CVD preventive interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Recruiting and retaining young adults: what can we learn from behavioural interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity and/or obesity? A systematic review of the literature.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60 years of age.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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- The use of social media in nutrition interventions for adolescents and young adults-A systematic review.International journal of medical informatics · 2018Pooled it
- Using computer, mobile and wearable technology enhanced interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Maintenance effects of a multilevel workplace intervention to reduce sedentary time: twenty-four-month follow-up of the group randomized clinical trial 'Stand and Move at Work'.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Dietary outcomes within the study of novel approaches to weight gain prevention (SNAP) randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Trial
- Characteristics of Combined Movement Behavior Interventions in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- Diet and physical activity intervention strategies to reduce obesity among students in South India: A narrative review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Review
- Assessing and Enhancing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments in Early Childhood Education and Care Centers: Scoping Review of eHealth Tools.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Review
- Nigerian adolescents' exposure to fast food marketing via Instagram.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Persistent, High Levels of Social Jetlag Predict Poor Weight Outcomes in a Weight Gain Prevention Study for Young adults.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Risk factors of overweight/obesity-related lifestyles in university students: Results from the EHU12/24 study.The British journal of nutrition · 2022Observational
- Sixteen-Week Physical Activity Intervention in Subjects With Increased Cardiometabolic Risk Shifts Innate Immune Function Towards a Less Proinflammatory State.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019Article
- Sustaining eHealth engagement in a multi-year weight gain prevention intervention.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
- The effect of a weight gain prevention intervention on moderate-vigorous physical activity among black women: the Shape Program.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
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Abstract
Excess weight gain tends to occur in young adulthood. However, research examining effective weight-related interventions for this age group has been limited. As one of seven trials in the EARLY Trials consortium (Early Adult Reduction of weight through LifestYle intervention), the CHOICES Study (Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings) tested effects of a technology-integrated, young adult weight gain prevention intervention. It was a randomized controlled trial with assessments at baseline (2011) and 4-, 12- and 24-months post-intervention initiation and included 441 participants (ages 18-35) who were students at three Minnesota community colleges. The 24-month intervention included a 1-credit academic course and social networking and support online intervention. This analysis examined effects on 12 secondary behavioral outcomes across three domains: diet (fast food, sugary beverages, breakfast, at-home meal preparation), physical activity/screen time (minutes and energy expenditure in leisure time physical activity, television viewing, leisure time computer use) and sleep (hours of sleep, time required to fall asleep, days not getting enough rest, difficulty staying awake). The intervention resulted in significant reductions in fast food (p=0.007) but increases in difficulty staying awake (p=0.015). There was limited evidence of other behavior changes at 4months (0.05<p<0.1) in the expected direction but differences by treatment condition dissipated over time. Analyses examining summary treatment effects (i.e., modeling effects on all behavioral outcomes simultaneously) indicated significant overall effects (p=0.014), largely driven by 4-month results (p=0.005). Additional research is needed to understand effective obesity prevention among young adults, particularly when addressing multiple weight-related outcomes.
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