Gender differences in response to an opportunistic brief intervention for obesity in primary care: data from the BWeL trial

Weight loss programmes appeal mainly to women, prompting calls for gender-specific programmes. In the United Kingdom, general practitioners (GPs) refer nine times as many women as men to community weight loss programmes. GPs endorsement and offering programmes systematically could reduce this imbala...

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Main Authors: Kate Tudor, Sarah Tearne, Susan A Jebb, Amanda Lewis, Peymane Adab, Rachna Begh, Kate Jolly, Amanda Daley, Amanda Farley, Deborah Lycett, Alecia Nickless, Paul Aveyard
Format: Default Article
Published: 2020
Subjects:
brief opportunistic intervention
gender
primary care
randomized controlled trial
weight loss
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/13234553.v1
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