Virtual conferencing effective weight management intervention

People participating in a virtual evidence-based group weight management intervention lost more weight than those in a control group. "This is a first attempt to deliver group-based healthcare services remotely, in a face-to-face virtual environment," said one of the study's authors. "In each intervention, eight participants attended meetings from their homes or offices, or any location of their choosing. Participants even joined the weekly meetings from different states in the United States and different countries while on business trips and vacation."

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