Research
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Group interventions were favoured over one‐to‐one interventions for weight loss at 12 months (−1.9 kg).
Practitioners may consider group interventions as more effective for weight loss in overweight adults.
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Group interventions were favoured over one‐to‐one interventions for weight loss at 12 months (−1.9 kg, 95% confidence interval = −1.3 to −2.6; I 2 = 99%).
Why this rating
Based on meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Source
Group versus one‐to‐one multi‐component lifestyle interventions for weight management: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials
Sally Abbott et al. · Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics · 2020
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