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Review
. 2017;10(6):666-673.
doi: 10.1159/000484933. Epub 2017 Dec 14.

Health Behavior Change for Obesity Management

Pedro J Teixeira  1 , Marta M Marques
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Review

Health Behavior Change for Obesity Management

Pedro J Teixeira et al. Obes Facts. 2017.

Abstract

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, and iii) how these factors can be implemented in effective behavior change interventions, considering characteristics of the content (techniques) and delivery. This short review provides an overview of advances in behavior change science theories and methods, focusing on obesity management, and includes a discussion of the main challenges imposed by this research field.

Keywords: Behavior modification; Behavioral interventions; Obesity management; Psychological aspects.

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