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Each additional weigh-in led to an average increase in weight loss of 0.131 lbs.
Encouraging users to weigh themselves more frequently may lead to greater weight loss outcomes.
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Using two‐stage least squares to estimate the causal effect of self‐monitoring, we find that each additional weigh‐in led to an average increase in weight loss of 0.131±0.119 lbs.
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Based on the large sample size and randomized trial design.
Source
Self‐Weighing Increases Weight Loss in Free‐Living Adults: A Double‐Blind Randomized Field Trial among 200,000 Health App Users
Sarah Novello et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2015
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.594.9
rct · n=184955Cited 1×
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