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ISRN Obes. 2012 Sep 05;2012. doi: 10.5402/2012/465158.

Physical activity enhancement to a behavioral weight loss program for severely obese individuals: A preliminary investigation.

ISRN obesity

Jessica L Unick, Kevin C O'Leary, Dale S Bond, Rena R Wing

Affiliations

  1. Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI.

PMID: 24379985 PMCID: PMC3874272 DOI: 10.5402/2012/465158

Abstract

Severe obesity is characterized by low physical activity (PA) and interventions to enhance PA are needed. Participants (45.0 ± 3.9 kg/m2) were randomized to a 6-month standard behavioral weight loss program (SBWL;

Keywords: Obesity; intervention; physical activity; weight loss

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