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Objective
Studies have consistently shown that African American individuals lose less weight in response to behavioral interventions, but the mechanisms leading to this result have been understudied.
Methods
Data were derived from the PROmoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary CarE in Louisiana (PROPEL) study, which was a cluster‐randomized, two‐arm trial conducted in primary care clinics. In...
Objective
This study tested whether initial weight change (WC), self‐weighing, and adherence to the expected WC trajectory predict longer‐term WC in an underserved primary‐care population with obesity.
Methods
Data from the intervention group (n = 452; 88% women; 74% Black; BMI 37.3 kg/m2 [SD: 4.6]) of the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana trial were analyzed. Initial...
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