Young People's Attitudes and Motivations Toward Social Media and Mobile Apps for Weight Control: Mixed Methods Study

• Main Authors: Nikolaou, Charoula Konstantia (Author), Tay, Zoey (Author), Leu, Jodie (Author), Rebello, Salome Antonette (Author), Te Morenga, Lisa (Author), Van Dam, Rob M (Author), Lean, Michael Ernest John (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundEffective 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 ri...