Mail and phone interventions for weight loss in a managed-care setting: Weigh-To-Be one-year outcomes

Evaluate effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in a managed care setting. Three-arm randomized clinical trial: usual care, mail, and phone intervention. Participants were 1801 overweight managed care organization (MCO) members. Measures included baseline height, weight at baseline and 24 months, self-reported weight at 18 months. Intervention and participation in other weight-related programs was monitored across 24 months. Weight losses...