Young People's Attitudes and Motivations Toward Social Media and Mobile Apps for Weight Control: Mixed Methods Study
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Nikolaou, Charoula Konstantia
Tay, Zoey
Leu, Jodie
Rebello, Salome
Morenga, Lisa Te
van Dam, Rob M
Lean, Michael Ernest John
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JMIR Publications Inc
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Background: Effective prevention at a young enough age is critical to halt the obesity epidemic. Mobile health (mHealth) apps would potentially reach large numbers at low-cost. While there is already a profusion of lifestyle apps, they are mostly non-evidence-based and evidently ineffective against rising obesity prevalence.
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JMIR mHealth and uHealth
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