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Obesity is a prevalent disease with severe complications. In recent years, interests have been geared towards exploring the relationship between gut microbial factors and the subject's degree of, or propensity to, obesity. With the relative abundance values of phylotypes as features, machine learning algorithms could be applied to identify predictive microbes that distinguish between subjects of different...
Social media is an interesting, relatively new topic in health and self-management, which is generating enormous amounts of data, but little is yet known about its effect on the health of participants. The goal of this study is to determine online interaction behaviours that predict weight loss performance. The problem is modelled as a binomial classification task for predicting whether a patient...
Involvement in sport activities could improve one's life in terms of physical fitness and mental health. The participation of parents and children in sport activities is crucial in preventing the children from involvement in negative activities especially during their leisure time. This paper examined the involvement of students in sports activities during the school holidays. They normally have fewer...
Obesity is a costly condition that can reduce quality of life and increase the risk for many serious chronic diseases and premature death. The rising rates, high prevalence, and adverse consequences of obesity call for the development and testing of new and innovative approaches that address weight loss barriers and bring help to those most affected by obesity. In this article, we examine the effectiveness...
Many successful social and casual games use techniques in their design that help sustain players' interest over time. The success of these games amongst players who consider themselves ‘non-gamers’ has resulted in the development of applications that attempt to use these same techniques to encourage behavior change in the real world. Most of these applications gamify their sites by adopting a system...
Obesity is according to WHO one of the greatest health challenges of our time. The aim of the pilot project was to investigate the weight loss efficacy and the cost of individual dietetic internet-based consultations in a Danish medical centre in combination with an internet community. A total of 46 obese patients in general practice were offered participation in a cohort study during May 15th to...
The number of web based health communities has increased during the latest years, and so has also the number of users. Among these, we find the health communities for people who suffer from lifestyle problems. These communities aim at helping people change their habits, and thereby preventing them from getting severe illnesses later. The communities are used for conversations about everyday struggles...
The United States is facing an epidemic of childhood obesity, with obesity rates amongst children more than double what they were just 20 years ago. At the same time, research on the accessibility of healthy foods, especially in urban areas, has shown that certain populations are facing major barriers to a healthy diet. While there has been research on both the health consequences of childhood obesity...
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