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Reviews (135) Obesity and Nutrition as Public Health Problem (399) Mobile Health (mhealth) (3474) Prevention and Health Promotion (1369) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3323) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1917) Text-messaging (SMS, WeChat etc)-Based Interventions (754)

Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/65538, first published .
Obesity Prevention and Reduction in China Using the Social Media Platform WeChat: Scoping Review

Obesity Prevention and Reduction in China Using the Social Media Platform WeChat: Scoping Review

Obesity Prevention and Reduction in China Using the Social Media Platform WeChat: Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Yinuo Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xuxiu Zhuang2 Author Orcid Image ;   Samantha Sundermeir3 Author Orcid Image ;   Joel Gittelsohn3 Author Orcid Image
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Yinuo Wang   1 , MM ;   Xuxiu Zhuang   2 , MD ;   Samantha Sundermeir   3 , PhD ;   Joel Gittelsohn   3 , PhD

1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 Institute of Health Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

3 Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Joel Gittelsohn, PhD
  • Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health
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