'Health-at-every-size' Approach Is Effective: Health-centered Weight Control Method Shows Promise
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 18:22
in Health & Medicine
Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity -- and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, researchers found that there could be long-term beneficial effects on certain eating behaviors using a weight-acceptance intervention approach.