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More persons in the digital group reported to have achieved their current weight by linear weight loss (rapid or not) vs. through a series of weight loss cycles.
Practitioners may consider that digital participants tend to favor linear weight loss strategies.
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More persons in the digital group reported to have achieved their current weight by linear weight loss (rapid or not) vs. through a series of weight loss cycles (p = 0.008).
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Based on the statistical significance reported in the abstract.
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A pilot study on traditional vs. digital self-administered questionnaire completion in the International Weight Control Registry
Dimitrios Poulimeneas et al. · Clinical Nutrition ESPEN · 2025
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.03.015
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