Text messaging approach improves weight loss in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized study.

Page Axley¹, Sudha Kodali², Yong-Fang Kuo³, Sujan Ravi¹, Toni Seay², Nina M Parikh⁴, Ashwani K Singal²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

³Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.

⁴CareMessage, San Francisco, CA, USA.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as the most common liver disease. The only effective treatment is 7%-10% weight loss. Mobile technology is increasingly used in weight management. This study was performed to evaluate the effects of text messaging intervention on weight loss in patients with NAFLD. METHODS: Thirty well-defined NAFLD patients (mean age 52 year…

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