Commercial programs' online weight-loss claims compared to results from randomized controlled trials
Obesity Sep 11, 2017
Vakil RM, et al. - Analysts designed a randomized controlled rials to define weight-loss claims and disclaimers present on websites for commercial weight-loss programs and compare them with results from published randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The evidence showed that weight-loss claims within testimonials were higher than results from RCTs. Future studies should analyze whether commercial programs' advertising practices affect patients' expectations or satisfaction with modest weight-loss results.
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