Program To Develop Innovative Approaches To Combat Obesity Launched By NIH

By Jane Smith | 12 December 2009
Posted in Weight loss News

The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity. The program, Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity, will fund interdisciplinary teams of researchers at seven research sites...

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Eating Disorder Organizations Join Forces To Urge Focus On Health And Lifestyle Rather Than Weight

By Jane Smith | 11 December 2009
Posted in Weight loss News

In an unprecedented show of concern, The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), Eating Disorder Coalition (EDC), International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP), and National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) have joined forces and are urging focus on health and lifestyle rather than weight as a measurement of well-being...

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Cedars-Sinai's Bariatric Surgery Program Recognized For High Quality Of Care By American College Of Surgeons

By Jane Smith | 11 December 2009
Posted in Weight loss News

The Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss has received re-accreditation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence from the American College of Surgeons. This is a nationally-recognized acknowledgement of the high quality of care provided at Cedars-Sinai to patients who have bariatric surgery - such as lap-band, gastric sleeve or gastric bypass...

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