Rationale and study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a culturally relevant, stress management enhanced behavioral weight loss intervention on weight loss outcomes of black women

• Main Authors: Acadia W. Buro (Author), Monica Baskin (Author), Darci Miller (Author), Tayler Ward (Author), Delia Smith West (Author), L. Robert Gore (Author), Clement K. Gwede (Author), Elissa Epel (Author), Tiffany L. Carson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity is a persistent public health concern and a risk factor for many chronic diseases including at least 13 different cancers. Adult Black females have the highest prevalence of obesity (57%) compared to other racial/gender groups in the U.S. Although behavioral weight loss (...