{"id":5527,"date":"2016-09-26T11:32:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T10:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoeharcombe.com\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2018-08-06T07:31:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T06:31:59","slug":"fitbits-wont-make-you-slim-but-nor-will-low-cal-diets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoeharcombe.com\/2016\/09\/fitbits-wont-make-you-slim-but-nor-will-low-cal-diets\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fitbits\u2019 won\u2019t make you slim, but nor will low-cal diets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A really interesting study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 20th 2016. It was called \u201cEffect of Wearable Technology Combined With a Lifestyle Intervention on Long-term Weight Loss<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

The study was badly reported in the media. Med Page Today was the most accurate with \u201cFitness Trackers Flop for Long-Term Weight Loss<\/a>\u201d. The Telegraph newspaper doesn\u2019t know the difference between being fatter and achieving less weight loss: \u201cFitness trackers offer no weight-loss benefit and can make users fatter, says study<\/a>\u201d. The BBC also got it wrong with \u201cNo proof' fitness trackers promote weight loss<\/a>\u201d. There was evidence for weight loss with a fitness tracker at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months \u2013 just a very UNimpressive amount.<\/p>\n

The study did have a really striking finding, but it had nothing to do with \u2018Fitbit\u2019 type technology...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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