Factors Associated With Weight Change in Online Weight Management Communities: A Case Study in the LoseIt Reddit Community
Factors Associated With Weight Change in Online Weight Management Communities: A Case Study in the LoseIt Reddit Community
Gisele Lobo Pappa
1
* , PhD ;
Tiago Oliveira Cunha
1
* , MSc (Comp Sci) ;
Paulo Viana Bicalho
1
* , BSc (Comp Sci) ;
Antonio Ribeiro
2, 3
, MD, PhD ;
Ana Paula Couto Silva
1
, PhD ;
Wagner Meira Jr
1
, PhD ;
Alline Maria Rezende Beleigoli
2
* , MD, PhD
1
Computer Science Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2
Internal Medicine Department, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
3
Centro de Telessaúde do Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
*these authors contributed equally
Corresponding Author:
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Gisele Lobo Pappa, PhD
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Computer Science Department
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627
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Pampulha
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Belo Horizonte, 31270-010
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Brazil
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Phone:
55 3134097536
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Fax: 55 3134095858
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Email: glpappa@dcc.ufmg.br