Blog 'n Chat
The Blog N Chat section gives you the opportunity to read about the latest findings and information related to weight control. Rather than a discussion forum, you can use the commenting to chat back and forth about the topics that interest you. You should think of this as a community where you can share ideas with your fellow weight controllers!
Eating a diet high in sugar can increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Freezing your meals will require pre-planning, but it will help you and your family control portion sizes, calories and the nutritional value of your food.
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A fast-growing vending machine company is promoting healthy eating. Healthy U machines are stocked with healthy snacks and have already been bought by health clubs, high schools and even the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chicago.
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Results of a recently released government study found that positive changes in school food, curriculum and physical education helped some kids lose weight.
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People who keep monitoring themselves through weight maintenance programs are more likely to maintain weight losses, according to a new study from Kaiser Permanente healthcare system.
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People who live in areas that make it easy to walk to stores, schools, and work are more likely to maintain healthy weights, according to a new study from the University of Alberta.
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A new study indicates that weight loss surgery during the teen years may increase the likelihood that a woman will give birth to children with birth defects.
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Carrying fat around your waist may increase your risk for bowel cancer even if you are at a healthy weight, according to a new study from Imperial College London and the University of Leeds.
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To the surprise of researchers, overweight men on high-protein diets who ate three meals a day felt less hunger than those who ate six small meals a day.
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According to a new study that was published in the American Journal of Medicine, weight-loss surgery patients have a higher suicide risk than average.
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