Providing personalized genetic risk information about obesity may help to motivate people to lose weight, depending on how it is presented, according to a new study led by a School of Public Health researcher.
The study, published in the journal Obesity, found that people who were given information about their genetic risk had greater intentions to lose weight than those who received no information, those who received only lifestyle risk information, or those who received both genetic and lifestyle risk information.
The study suggests that providing patients with risk estimates from different sources may result in worse outcomes because of the “mixed messages” that may be conveyed.
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Providing personalized genetic risk information about obesity may help to motivate people to lose weight, depending on how it is presented, according to a new study led by a School of Public Health researcher.
The study, published in the journal Obesity, found that people who were given information about their genetic risk had greater intentions to lose weight than those who received no information, those who received only lifestyle risk information, or those who received both genetic and lifestyle risk information.
The study suggests that providing patients with risk estimates from different sources may result in worse outcomes because of the “mixed messages” that may be conveyed.