Background
obesity
OBESITY
In 2016, the World Health Organization indicated that globally adults aged 18 years and older with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/mAt present, epidemiologic transitions create several challenges to public health globally, including Thailand. For instance, the Thai population is considered one of the world’s promptly aged societies [Numerous randomized controlled trials showed that adults with obesity who participated in behavioral therapies focusing on self-monitoring for weighing [Approximately 50% of Thai people reside in rural communities where the characteristics of healthcare resources and providers differ from those of urban areas [Regarding the existing evidence, the limitation of weight reduction study in Thai rural communities was available. Therefore, the weight-loss program using daily self-weighing combined with personalized counseling by VHV was established to support weight reduction. The present study desires to assess the effect of daily self-weighing combined with personalized counseling in order to reduce body weight (BW) and BMI as well as blood pressure (BP).