Desire to Be Underweight: Exploratory Study on a Weight Loss App Community and User Perceptions of the Impact on Disordered Eating Behaviors

• Main Authors: Eikey, Elizabeth Victoria (Author), Reddy, Madhu C (Author), Booth, Kayla M (Author), Kvasny, Lynette (Author), Blair, Johnna L (Author), Li, Victor (Author), Poole, Erika S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundMobile health (mHealth) apps for weight loss (weight loss apps) can be useful diet and exercise tools for individuals in need of losing weight. Most studies view weight loss app users as these types of individuals, but not all users have the same needs. In fact, users with disordered eatin...