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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2007 Jul;120(7):604–609. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.04.017

Number of messages, requests for advice, and provisions of advice on weight loss forums.

Website Forum name All
messages		 Initial
messages		 Requests
for advice		 Provisions
of advice
3fatchicks Weight loss surgery 137 16 2 8
Support 2720 214 20 65
About Ask & Answer 129 13 2 3
General Discussion 1760 86 5 17
Calorie-Count None 2758 289 48 133
CalorieKing General Chat 2135 143 5 21
Calories Per Hour General Discussions
on Diet and Weight
Loss		 416 54 12 37
Please Help Me, I'm
Stuck!		 127 25 10 16
Featherish Weight loss
challenges		 243 38 11 21
Diets and healthy
eating plans		 349 66 9 19
HealthBoards Weight Loss 942 175 45 96
HealthyWeightForum General 223 39 2 3
MedHelp Weight Loss 218 54 12 23
SparkPeople Diet and Nutrition 9423 1120 36 99
Fitness and Exercise 7308 952 33 66
Tbfinc Diet Help 33 13 4 4
Weight-loss.
Fitness		 The club 603 42 8 21
Weight-loss-
forums		 Lipovarin 160 29 2 2
TOTAL 29684 3368 266 654