Weight management experience of Singaporean adolescents-a phenomenological exploration by Zhang, Fan

“…In all 20 adolescents were recruited to discuss about their experience of weight management, with informed consent obtained from them and also their parents’ consent prior to the interview. …”
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Effectiveness of an integrated-weight management programme in reducing body weight among noncommunicable disease patients in Malaysian government primary care clinics by Tan, Siew Tin

“…This study aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate a new integrated-Weight Management Programme (i-WMP) in reducing body weight (BW) as the primary outcome among NCD patients in Malaysian government primary care clinics. …”
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Nutrition and Weight Management Knowledge, Lifestyle Factors, Dietary Intake and Body Weight Status of Iranian Postgraduate Students in Universiti Putra Malaysia by Zarei, Fatemeh

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Outcome of kospen weight management program and association between weight loss, blood pressure and blood glucose among female participants in Terengganu by Noor, Noraznira Mohd Noor

“…The data was obtained from the Terengganu State Health Department KOSPEN Weight Management Program Database for the year 2017 and participants log book. …”
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The effects of 8 weeks of group based step aerobic exercise (GBSAE) versus individual based step aerobic exercise (IBSAE) on weight management in obese young women by Hanafi, Wan Nabila Wan

“…PURPOSE: the aims of this present study is to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of group-based step aerobic exercise (GBSAE) versus individual-based step aerobic exercise (IBSAE) on weight management in obese young women in regard to body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise enjoyment. …”
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Factors Associated with Body Weight Status Among Iranian Adolescents Studing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Zarei, Maryam

“…Most of the respondents, 55.7% were categorized as having low level of weight management knowledge, 41.4% of the respondents had moderate level of weight management knowledge and only 2.9% respondents had a high level of weight management knowledge. …”
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Weight perception and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending Diabetes Clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Mun, Wong Ching

“…Background: Weight perception is one of the determining factors of receptivity to weight management intervention especially in diabetes mellitus patients. …”
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Prevalence of obesity and its related factors among Malay government employees in Kangar, Malaysia by Kalmi, Zahratul Nur

“…Diastolic blood pressure and stages of change in body weight management also shows significant contribution in all the three models. …”
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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio (Edwards : 2019) : Obesity and uncontrolled eating from a health psychology perspective by Edwards, Sophie Kathryn

“…I originally undertook the study because, as a weight management practitioner, I often came across obese patients who believed that they were food addicts. …”
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Developing and evaluating interventions of diet and weight control to reduce the risk for gestational diabetes by Michalopoulou, M

“…I thought about using Motivational Interviewing (MI), a popular counselling style in behavioural weight management programmes (BWMPs). Due to increased training and time required for its delivery, I conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore MI’s independent effectiveness over other behavioural approaches in BWMPs for weight loss or maintenance, but found that it only leads to a small short-term weight benefit (-1 kg), and only when compared to no/minimal interventions, which makes it not a worthwile addition to weight management programmes with standard behavioural support. …”

Development of nutrition practice guidelines and its efficacy in combination with N3-LCPUFA supplement for the management of childhood obesity by Md. Yusop, Nor Baizura

“…Dietary intake and physical activity modification are the first line of treatment for obesity in any weight management programme. However, both are highly dependent on the child’s ability to follow recommendations. …”
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Factors associated with body weight status among 15-17 year old school-going adolescents in Sibu, Malaysia by Law, Leh Shii

“…Almost one fifth of the students (total: 22.1%, male: 25.0%, female: 20.8%) were categorized as having low weight management self-efficacy. Still, majority of the students (total: 63.2%, male: 65.0%, female: 62.4%) were found to have moderate weight management self-efficacy. …”
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From evidence and guidelines to implementation: development and feasibility testing the implementation of a brief behavioural intervention for weight loss by Warr, W

“…My findings have implications for weight management guidelines, namely that on their own in their current form, the guidelines are not sufficient to drive necessary change in GP behaviour. …”

Lifestyle interventions among pregnant women living with pre-existing conditions by Goddard, L

“…A qualitative evidence synthesis of local clinical guidelines was conducted to explore current practice recommendations for weight management during pregnancy.</p> <p>3. A mixed methods intervention development study using the Person-Based Approach was undertaken involving an online survey, focus groups and early feasibility testing with healthcare professionals and women.…”

Professional doctorate in health psychology : thesis portfolio (Whippey : 2018) by Whippy, Nicola

“…I had the opportunity to work with a Child Weight Management Team at delivering a physical activity session at the end of each nutritional session within their programmes. …”
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Self-weighing and self-regulation for weight loss by Frie, K

“…In the context of weight management, this process involves self-weighing, contextualising weight measurements, reflecting on and evaluating previous behaviour, and planning and performing weight loss actions. …”

The influence of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and obesity intervention on body composition in UK children and adolescents by Radia, Dimple

“…The second study examined changes in a range of measures of body composition and body fat distribution and evaluated these measures in a paediatric weight management context. This study showed that the BMI was not able to accurately reflect the underlying body compositional changes resulting from the intervention in growing obese children. …”
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Validation of the Malay version of pregnancy physical activity questionaire (PPAQ) and the assessment of physical activity, dietary intake and gestational weight gain rate among pr... by Mamat@Mohamad, Puteri Sulwani

“…The findings on GWG predictor factors suggested pregnant women who were at risk of excessive GWG could be identified early in pregnancy and should be targeted for weight-management interventions during pregnancy or postpartum delivery.…”
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Production of resistant starch type III and IV and their in vivo characterisation using balb/c mice model by Mohd Zaman, Siti Aisyah

“…The weight reduction potential shown in a diet supplemented with double modified starch could also be further implemented in a weight management diet.…”
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Production of resistant starch type III and IV and their in vivo characterisation using balb/c mice model by Mohd Zaman, Siti Aisyah

“…The weight reduction potential shown in a diet supplemented with double modified starch could also be further implemented in a weight management diet.…”
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