Diabetes is a risk factor for liver cancer Mar 11, 2005
A study has shown that group support (in this case, a Weight Watchers program) helps dieters to lose weight and keep it off. Is there any way to combine all the good things from the new low-carb diets and come out with something that's really healthy. (HealthandAge.com)
Kennebec Savings group to trek across state for charity Mar 20, 2004
At one point the bank started a Weight Watchers program where participants lost over 200 pounds combined. The benefit of the Money Movers program, Johnson explained, is good for both the bank and its employees because the cost of health insurance is shared by the bank and its employees. (Augusta Capitol Weekly, ME)
What a bunch of losers! Mar 19, 2004
"If you follow the program, it works," stated Donna, and that's why she will follow the Weight Watchers program ... Lana will be following the Weight Watchers program as she works to meet her goal of losing 30 pounds. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Weight Watchers meeting comes to Manila Jan 14, 2004
Keeping with one of the most made New Year's resolutions, to lose weight, there is a new Weight Watchers meeting place in Manila. Weight Watchers meetings are held in Manila every Thursday at the sell training room at Southworth, Inc., located on Highway 77 (Northeast Arkansas Town Crier, AR)
Commercial Diets Vs. Counting Calories Jan 9, 2004
" "The study also underscores a key problem, which is keeping the weight off," he says, noting that both groups gained back some of the weight in year two. "It requires constant vigilance. " But this first-ever randomized clinical trial of a commercial weight-loss program offers concrete evidence that a structured program combining diet, exercise, and behavior modification can offer better results than going it alone. And now, says Dr. Wadden, "consumers have some idea about what they might... (Better Homes and Gardens)
Slow dieting yields healthy weight loss Jan 8, 2004
Healthy weight loss can be a desirable and attainable goal, but it isn't the pop-a-pill quick fix that so many Americans crave. "Be patient. Safe weight loss is no more than 1-2 pounds per week," said Lori Yelton, registered dietitian at Western Michigan University's Sindecuse Health Center (Western Herald)
and they've kept it off Jan 6, 2004
Vernice Tolliver-Benvenutti and Carlos Benevenutti after going through Weight Watchers. They'd lost so much weight, the Jersey City couple knew their loved ones wouldn't recognize them without an updated photo (New York Daily News, NY)