The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

This project is assessing the effectiveness of using the Internet as a tool to facilitate the maintenance of weight lost in a behavioral weight control program. Participants attend a standard behavioral weight control intervention via Interactive Television and after 6 months are randomly assigned to one of three groups; a control group, an in-person weight maintenance group and a maintenance group that meets over the Internet. This research project is being conducted in Vermont.

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI between 25 and 39.9
• Internet connection

Exclusion Criteria:

• Major medical problems
• Inability to walk for exercise