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Are behavioral interventions effective for weight management in overweight and obesity?

Behavioral interventions targeting changes in diet and physical activity are the cornerstone of interventions for weight management in overweight and obese populations and seem to be effective in reducing weight and improving health at least in the short term (e.g.).

What are the public health challenges of obesity and overweight?

Reducing overweight and obesity are key public health challenges. The World Health Organization (WHO) [1] estimates that 39% of adults worldwide are overweight and 13% obese, leading to a range of health complications as well as increased health costs.

What are the psychological mediators of successful lifestyle obesity interventions?

For instance, a systematic review looking at psychological mediators of sustained beneficial effects in lifestyle obesity interventions [9] found that higher levels of autonomous motivation, self-efficacy/barriers, self-regulation skills, flexible eating restraint, and positive body image were mediators of medium-/long-term weight control.

Why is it important to study individual health behaviors?

Introduction Successfully influencing individual health behaviors has never been as important as it is today, mainly because of the well-known effects of these behaviors in the prevention and management of various health conditions, and due to the increased importance placed on individual autonomy and capacity to self-regulate their own health.

What is health behavior change?

Health behavior change is central in obesity management. Due to its complexity, there has been a growing body of research on: i) the factors that predict the adoption and maintenance of health behaviors, ii) the development and testing of theories that conceptualize relationships among these factors and with health behaviors, ...

Why are techniques useful in HBCIs?

Techniques are useful in HBCIs to the extent that they impact on the putative mechanisms of action (e.g. goal setting) to change a given behavior (e.g. physical activity). Currently, there are efforts begin made in linking clusters of BCTs to specific mechanisms of action and overarching behavioral theories [42].

How can interventions be described?

Interventions can be described in clearer and more consistent ways and more rigorously tested and compared in research studies, when techniques are reliably used . In turn, practitioners can more easily and consistently be trained in, and be evaluated based on, the use of standardized techniques.

What are the active ingredients of interventions?

The Active Ingredients of Interventions: Behavior Change Techniques. A key aspect in the development, implementation and evaluation of HBCIs is the adequate characterization of its content – the ‘active ingredients’, i.e., the techniques used in interventions to help change another's or one's own behavior.

How many people are overweight worldwide?

The World Health Organization (WHO) [1] estimates that 39% of adults worldwide are overweight and 13% obese, leading to a range of health complications as well as increased health costs.

Is theory based behavior change effective?

While there is an agreement in health behavior change that the use of theory is useful to promote long-lasting behavior change, there is still limited research on the effectiveness of theory-based (vs. non-theory-based) interventions.