Technology-based self-monitoring showed a “strong and significant intervention effect for weight loss” over 3 months in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in Journal of Renal Nutrition.
“It is generally accepted that education alone is insufficient for engaging most people in lifestyle behavior change, and that theory-based approaches targeting psychological determinants of behavior (eg, attitudes, risk perceptions, and self-efficacy) are necessary,” David E. St-Jules, RD, PhD, and colleagues wrote. “But even