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Mfit Weight Management Program: Effects On Anthropometric And Cardiovascular Measures, Lindsay L. Boik
Mfit Weight Management Program: Effects On Anthropometric And Cardiovascular Measures, Lindsay L. Boik
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Objective: Traditional approaches to address obesity typically entail severe caloric restriction and drastic alterations in activity pattern. The MFit Weight Management Program, a derivative of the University of Michigan Health System, takes a different approach to weight loss. The goal of the program is to stress the development of longterm lifestyle changes and it places less emphasis on rapid weight loss. It was the purpose of this study to determine whether the MFit Weight Management Program, a behavioral modification program, is successful for decreasing anthropometric and cardiovascular measurements of obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: This is an ongoing study with …