Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat Obesity
While the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing annually, the accessibility of on-site treatment programs is not rising correspondingly. Digital, evidence-based obesity treatment programs could potentially alleviate this situation. The application <i>zanadio</i> has be...
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| description | While the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing annually, the accessibility of on-site treatment programs is not rising correspondingly. Digital, evidence-based obesity treatment programs could potentially alleviate this situation. The application <i>zanadio</i> has been developed to enable patients with obesity (BMI 30–45 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) to participate in a digital, multimodal weight reduction program based on current treatment guidelines. This article is divided into two parts: (I) it introduces <i>zanadio</i>, its aims and therapeutic concept, and (II) provides a first impression and demographic data on more than 11,000 patients from across the country who have used <i>zanadio</i> within the last 16 months, which demonstrates the demand for a digital obesity treatment. <i>zanadio</i> has the potential to partially close the current gap in obesity care. Future work should focus on identifying predictors of successful weight loss to further individualize digital obesity treatment, and an important next step would be to prevent obesity, i.e., to start the treatment at lower BMI levels, and to invent digital treatment programs for children and adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2210ca501bf6495fb98b4a8579d26c462023-11-30T22:44:27ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-08-011415317210.3390/nu14153172Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat ObesityKatarina Forkmann0Lena Roth1Nora Mehl2aidhere GmbH, 20354 Hamburg, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, 04103 Leipzig, Germanyaidhere GmbH, 20354 Hamburg, GermanyWhile the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing annually, the accessibility of on-site treatment programs is not rising correspondingly. Digital, evidence-based obesity treatment programs could potentially alleviate this situation. The application <i>zanadio</i> has been developed to enable patients with obesity (BMI 30–45 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) to participate in a digital, multimodal weight reduction program based on current treatment guidelines. This article is divided into two parts: (I) it introduces <i>zanadio</i>, its aims and therapeutic concept, and (II) provides a first impression and demographic data on more than 11,000 patients from across the country who have used <i>zanadio</i> within the last 16 months, which demonstrates the demand for a digital obesity treatment. <i>zanadio</i> has the potential to partially close the current gap in obesity care. Future work should focus on identifying predictors of successful weight loss to further individualize digital obesity treatment, and an important next step would be to prevent obesity, i.e., to start the treatment at lower BMI levels, and to invent digital treatment programs for children and adolescents.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/15/3172<i>zanadio</i>digital weight reduction programmultimodal obesity treatmentmHealthdigital disease managementdigitalization |
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| title | Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat Obesity |
| title_full | Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat Obesity |
| title_fullStr | Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat Obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat Obesity |
| title_short | Introducing <i>zanadio</i>—A Digitalized, Multimodal Program to Treat Obesity |
| title_sort | introducing i zanadio i a digitalized multimodal program to treat obesity |
| topic | <i>zanadio</i> digital weight reduction program multimodal obesity treatment mHealth digital disease management digitalization |
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