A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered by Scottish Premier League football clubs (FFIT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

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The prevalence of male obesity is increasing but few men take part in weight loss programmes. We assessed the effect of a weight loss and healthy living programme on weight loss in football (soccer) fans.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 05 2014

Volume: 383

Issue: 9924

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[1 ] Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

[2 ] Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Electronic address: sally.wyke@glasgow.ac.uk.

[3 ] Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

[4 ] Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.

[5 ] NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.

[6 ] Division of Population Health Sciences, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.

[7 ] Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

[8 ] NHS Forth Valley, Boness, UK.

[9 ] Scottish Premier League Trust, Hampden Park, Glasgow, UK.

[10 ] Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

[11 ] Centre for Men's Health, Faculty of Health and Social Science, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.

[12 ] Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Health Sciences Building, Aberdeen, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(13)62420-4 Mid ID: EMS64282

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62420-4

PMC ID: 4524002

PubMed ID: 24457205

SO-VID: 8608dba8-0880-443e-94b1-ec02e932854f

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