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12/15/22 12/15/22

When Is a Change in Weight Appropriate for the Prevention of Diabetes?

Weight loss may be beneficial in overweight and obese individuals, but does it offer the same benefits to lean individuals. Weight loss should not be advised unless medically necessary...

8/9/22 8/9/22

Do Skinny Genes Mean Skinny Jeans?

If you’re looking for the latest "miracle" diet, look no further than the Sirtfood Diet. Promoted by Adele as the eating plan that helped her lose the baby weight, the diet certainly sounds enticing...

8/9/22 8/9/22

Do Skinny Genes Mean Skinny Jeans?

4/16/22 4/16/22

For Better Weight Management, Keep Chewing

4/13/22 4/13/22

Health Risks of Weight Cycling

In addition to being a frustrating situation for clients and practitioners, weight cycling may also be risky business for long-term physical and mental health...

2/19/22 2/19/22

What the National Weight Control Registry Tells Us About Weight Loss

Sustainable habits make the biggest difference in success...

2/12/22 2/12/22

The Role of Exercise in Weight Management

Exercise is a second step in weight control...

2/12/22 2/12/22

The Role of Exercise in Weight Management

Exercise is a second step in weight control...

2/5/22 2/5/22

Trends in Weight Control: Intermittent Fasting

Lasting weight management involves sustainable habits to avoid the “diet, cheat, repent, repeat” cycle. If losing weight and keeping it off were easy, people wouldn’t spend 60 billion annually on weight loss products and programs. This month we’ll review various methods of weight control, starting with intermittent fasting...