Adherence to daily dietary and activity goals set within a M āori and Pacific weight loss competition

ConclusionsIncentives offer a promising strategy for encouraging retention in weight loss interventions. This study suggests that participants in a competition will perform incentivised tasks. The findings however, are limited by missing data and high drop out of individuals and whole teams. Further research is needed on how to increase retention.
Source: BMC Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research