title: Undergrad and overweight: an online behavioral weight management program for college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Explore the feasibility of an online behavioral weight management program for college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The program focused on behavioral strategies to modify eating and exercise behaviors of students interested in losing weight and/or developing a healthy lifestyle. Specific tools included weekly chat meetings with a facilitator, calorie and fat gram recommendations, daily food logs, and exercise guidance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three hundred thirty-six students participated from 2 northeastern universities. Overweight/obese students wanting to lose weight had a mean body mass index of 30.6 kg/m(2) at baseline and lost an average of 5.1 ± 6.0 lbs. Those of healthy weight wanting to lose weight had a mean body mass index of 22.0 kg/m(2) at baseline and lost an average of 1.8 ± 3.2 lbs. Twenty-three percent of students lost > 5% of their baseline weight.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Use of an online behavioral weight management program may be a feasible way to help college students develop healthy eating and exercise behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harvey-Berino
authors.forename: Lizzy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: Beth Casey
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belliveau
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008019:Life Style; D008281:Maine; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014707:Vermont; D055815:Young Adult