Four Year Weight Change of Cornell Students

Examining the effect of daily self-weighing on the ability of student to prevent from gaining weight during their four years at Cornell.

A group of freshman volunteers were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups were given an internet based scale (Withings). The experimental group was asked to weigh themselves daily. The controls were asked to weigh themselves three times within one week every six months in response to being contacted by our researchers.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy