‘Health-at-every-size’ Approach Is Effective: Health-centered Weight Control Method Shows Promise

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ScienceDaily (2009-11-05) — 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.

Elsevier Health Sciences (2009, November 5). ‘Health-at-every-size’ Approach Is Effective: Health-centered Weight Control Method Shows Promise. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 3, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091104123025.htm#

The full text of the original article  is available via the Elsevier ScienceDirect database. Citation:

Veronique Provencher, Catherine Begin, Angelo Tremblay, Lyne Mongeau, Louise Corneau, Sylvie Dodin, Sonia Boivin, Simone Lemieux, Health-At-Every-Size and Eating Behaviors: 1-Year Follow-Up Results of a Size Acceptance Intervention, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 109, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 1854-1861.

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