Olateju Iyanu V, Ogwu Dolly, Owolabi Matthew O, Azode Ugonna, Osula Felicity, Okeke Richard, Akabalu Ijeoma
Internal Medicine, MedStar Harbour Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Psychiatry, University of Benin, Benin, NGA.
Cureus. 2021 Sep 18;13(9):e18080. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18080. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Overweight and obesity are the leading lifestyle-related causes of clinical and public health concerns. Health behavior change is central in obesity management. This review provides the various behavioral interventions in the management of obesity. Behavior modification is a structured method for improving lifestyle habits such as exercise, diet, and other practices that might influence behavior. This review article was based on current and older literature on behavioral approaches to target overweight/obesity. Articles about the various interventions to reduce obesity, particularly behavior interventions, were searched and explored. All the articles found to reveal behavior modification techniques, including goal-setting, self-monitoring, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, stress management, problem-solving, and social support and information were obtained by reading the full text of the articles. The articles which did not provide any information regarding behavior interventions to reduce obesity were excluded from the review. This review discussed practical ways to incorporate behavior interventions in the management of obesity. The benefits and effectiveness of behavioral interventions on achieving and maintaining weight loss are also discussed. Patients using behavioral modification strategies to make these changes are more likely to succeed in long-term weight maintenance.
超重和肥胖是与生活方式相关的、引发临床和公共卫生关注的主要原因。健康行为改变是肥胖管理的核心。本综述介绍了肥胖管理中的各种行为干预措施。行为改变是一种结构化方法，用于改善生活方式习惯，如运动、饮食以及其他可能影响行为的习惯。这篇综述文章基于当前和以往关于针对超重/肥胖的行为方法的文献。搜索并探究了有关各种减少肥胖干预措施的文章，特别是行为干预措施。通过阅读文章全文，获取了所有揭示行为改变技巧的文章，包括目标设定、自我监测、刺激控制、认知重构、压力管理、问题解决以及社会支持和信息。未提供任何有关减少肥胖行为干预措施信息的文章被排除在综述之外。本综述讨论了将行为干预纳入肥胖管理的实用方法。还讨论了行为干预在实现和维持体重减轻方面的益处和有效性。采用行为改变策略进行这些改变的患者更有可能成功维持长期体重。
