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Article: Choosing a safe and successful weight-loss program.(Pamphlet)
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- Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
- Article date:
- December 1, 1993
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Obesity affects about one in four adult Americans, and during any one year, over half of Americans go on a weight-loss diet or are trying to maintain their weight. For many people who try to lose weight, it is difficult to lose more than a few pounds, and few succeed in remaining at the reduced weight. The difficulty in losing weight and keeping it off leads many people to turn to a professional or commercial weight-loss program for help. These programs are quite popular and are widely advertised in newspapers and on television. What is the evidence that any of these programs is worthwhile, that they will help you lose weight and keep it off, and that they will do it ...