The effect of two nutritional software programs used as adjuncts to the behavioral treatment of obesity

Janice L. DeLucia, Cynthia R. Kalodner, John J. Horan

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    Abstract

    The need to provide nutritional information in the behavioral treatment of obesity is now generally recognized. However, the comparative efficacy of various delivery modes remains to be demonstrated. Two commercial software packages (The Eating Machine and EATS) were embedded in Ferguson's (1975) prototypical behavioral program and contrasted with the Ferguson approach deployed alone. Assessments of weight, nutritional knowledge, eating behavior, and related cognitive variables were made at pretest, posttest, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up occasions. No incremental effects attributable to the software programs appeared.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)203-208
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of substance abuse
    Volume1
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 1988

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Neuroscience
    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    • Psychiatry and Mental health

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