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Effects of climatic variables on weight loss: a global analysis.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have analyzed the effects of weather on factors associated with weight loss. In this study, we directly analyzed the effect of weather on intentional weight loss using global-scale data provided by smartphone applications. Through Weather Underground API and the Noom Coach application, we extracted information on weather and body weight for each user located in each of several geographic areas on all login days. We identified meteorological information (pressure, precipitation, wind speed, dew point, and temperature) and self-monitored body weight data simultaneously. A linear mixed-effects model was performed analyzing 3274 subjects. Subjects in North America had higher initial BMIs than those of subjects in Eastern Asia. During the study period, most subjects who used the smartphone application experienced weight loss in a significant way (80.39%, p-value?freq.users dinner*time?=?0.007, p-value?

SUBMITTER: Ustulin M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5247768 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

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Effects of climatic variables on weight loss: a global analysis.

Ustulin Morena M Keum Changwon C Woo Junghoon J Woo Jeong-Taek JT Rhee Sang Youl SY

Scientific reports 20170120

Several studies have analyzed the effects of weather on factors associated with weight loss. In this study, we directly analyzed the effect of weather on intentional weight loss using global-scale data provided by smartphone applications. Through Weather Underground API and the Noom Coach application, we extracted information on weather and body weight for each user located in each of several geographic areas on all login days. We identified meteorological information (pressure, precipitation, w ...[more]

PMID: 28106167

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