TY - JOUR AU - Glover, Marewa AU - Kira, Anette AU - Kira, Geoff AU - McRobbie, Hayden AU - Breier, Bernhard H. AU - Kruger, Rozanne AU - Stephen, Jane AU - Funaki-Tahifote, Mafi PY - 2017 DA - 2017/10/13 TI - An innovative team-based weightloss competition to reduce cardiovascular and diabetes risk among Māori and Pacific people: rationale and method for the study and its evaluation JO - BMC Nutrition SP - 78 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - Obesity rates for New Zealand (NZ) Pacific and Māori (NZ indigenous people) are among the highest in the world. Long-term results of weight management programmes for adults have been modest but primarily focused on individuals. This paper describes the rationale and methodology for a trial of a culturally tailored team-based weightloss competition conducted online with community level support. SN - 2055-0928 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0199-2 DO - 10.1186/s40795-017-0199-2 ID - Glover2017 ER -