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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
11
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1984-11-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
Three weight loss competitions were held in business/industrial settings. One competition was between three banks; the other two were within industries, either between employee teams selected at random or between divisions of the industry. Attrition in the competitions was less than 1 per cent and weight loss averaged 5.5 kg. Both employees and management reported positive changes in morale and employee/management relations, and both considered the competition important to the success of the program. The cost-effectiveness ratio ($ 2.93 per 1 per cent reduction in percentage overweight) is the best yet reported.
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pubmed:grant |
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0090-0036
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
74
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1283-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1984
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Weight loss competitions at the work site: impact on weight, morale and cost-effectiveness.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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