A5066017757- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
Gates (United States)
2017
Gates Foundation
2016-2017
Prevalence of multiple health risk behaviors is growing, and obesity smoking are costly. Weight gain associated with quitting common can interfere quit success. Efficacy adding weight management to tobacco cessation treatment has been tested women in group sessions over an extended period time, but never real-world settings men seeking help quit. This paper describes the Best Quit study which tests effectiveness delivering control interventions via existing quitline infrastructures. Eligible...
Two-thirds of treatment-seeking smokers are obese or overweight. Most concerned about gaining weight after quitting. The average smoker experiences modest post-quit gain which discourages many from Although evidence suggests that combined interventions to help quit smoking and prevent can be helpful, studies have not been replicated in real world settings. This paper describes recruitment participant characteristics the Best Quit Study, a 3-arm randomized controlled trial testing tobacco...