Abstract: The meta-analysis aimed to explore the effects of mobile phone applications on weight-related, behavior, and metabolic outcomes among adults with overweight and obesity. Six databases were searched for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published between January 1, 2010 and November 7, 2023 in English. Two independent authors conducted study selection, data extraction, quality assessment. The effect size of interventions was calculated using mean difference. A random-effects model was applied for data analysis. A total of 27 studies were included. The results indicated that mobile phone application intervention reduced weight (MD=-1.38 kg, P
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