Research paper
Pacanowski CR, Linde JA, Neumark-Sztainer D. Self-weighing: helpful or harmful for psychological well-being? A review of the literature. Current Obesity Reports. 2015 Mar;4(1):65-72. doi: 10.1007/s13679-015-0142-2
Why we cite it
A systematic review of 20 studies over two decades examining whether self-weighing helps or harms psychological well-being. The critical finding is that the answer depends on the population: self-weighing mostly showed negative or null psychological associations in general and younger populations, while benefits appeared primarily in treatment-seeking overweight adults — and even then, the benefits may reflect weight loss itself rather than the act of weighing.
DOI: 10.1007/s13679-015-0142-2 · PubMed 26627092 · Publisher
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