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Article: Meal replacements 'aid weight loss'
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- August 13, 2009
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Washington, Aug. 13 -- A new study conducted at the University of Kentucky has found that meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss.
The meal replacements are products of Health Management Resources Corporation (HMR), a privately owned national health care company specializing in weight loss and weight management.
The study assessed weight outcomes, behavioral data and side effects for obese patients enrolled in an intensive behavioral weight loss program.
Two treatment options were offered, Medically Supervised and Healthy Solutions. Medically Supervised patients restricted food consumption to meal replacements, which ...