Health-centred weight control method shows promise

Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 06:49 in Health & Medicine

Most weight-control strategies emphasise energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a 'weight-acceptance' intervention, published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found that there could be long-term beneficial effects on certain eating behaviours using a weight- acceptance intervention approach...

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