Lozano-Chacon, BlancaSuarez-Lledo, VictorAlvarez-Galvez, Javier2022-09-202022-09-202021-08-11Lozano-Chacon B, Suarez-Lledo V, Alvarez-Galvez J. Use and Effectiveness of Social-Media-Delivered Weight Loss Interventions among Teenagers and Young Adults: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 11;18(16):84931661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4071Obesity is a risk factor that exponentially increases morbidity and mortality in the world. Today, new health strategies are being implemented based on the use of social media but the use and effectiveness for these interventions needs to be assessed. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the impact of social-media-delivered weight loss interventions among teenagers and young adults. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, and OVID to identify articles that focused on this topic. Fourteen studies were included in the final review. The commitment of the participants was found to be fundamental factor when assessing the impact of social-media-delivered weight loss interventions, but also the social context in which the interventions were carried out. Our study highlights the potential of social media platforms to address weight loss interventions among younger groups. The works evaluated showed the usefulness of social media for the adequate monitoring and control in these groups. Finally, the current variety of study designs in this field highlights the need for greater homogeneity in their methodology and applications, which is a fundamental step before these tools could be considered a suitable tool for overweight management in clinical practice.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Social mediaInterventionsWeight lossTeenagersYoung adultsOverweightObesityMedios de comunicación socialesPérdida de pesoAdolescentesAdulto jovenSobrepesoObesidadMedical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::AdolescentMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Nutrition Disorders::Overnutrition::ObesityMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::Body Weight::OverweightMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk FactorsMedical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Young AdultMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Computing Methodologies::Computer Systems::Computer Communication Networks::Internet::Social MediaMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::Body Weight::Body Weight Changes::Weight LossMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Information Storage and Retrieval::Search EngineMedical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Sociology::Social EnvironmentMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::MorbidityMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Medical Informatics::Medical Informatics Applications::Information Systems::Databases as Topic::Databases, Bibliographic::PubMedMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Communications Media::Publications::Bibliography as Topic::Bibliometricsreview article34444239Acceso abierto10.3390/ijerph181684931660-4601PMC8393626