People with obesity who experience self-directed weight shaming benefit from intervention
First-of-its-kind study from Penn Medicine identifies benefits of targeting internalized weight stigma in weight management
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Obesity embargo alert for February 2020 issue
All print, broadcast and online journalists who receive the Obesity embargo alert agree to abide by the embargo and may
Read moreStudy identifies top strategies for successful weight loss maintenance
Building healthy dietary, self-monitoring and psychological coping strategies may be the keys to maintaining weight loss
Read moreThe Lancet Child & Adolescent Health: Mental health problems persist in adolescents five years after bariatric surgery despite substantial weight loss
Long-term study of adolescent mental health following bariatric surgery suggests that although the surgery can improve many aspects of health,
Read moreMaking sense of the self
Researchers demonstrate how the brain assesses and predicts physiological states of the body
Read moreMaking sense of the self
Researchers demonstrate how the brain assesses and predicts physiological states of the body
Read moreMaking sense of the self
Researchers demonstrate how the brain assesses and predicts physiological states of the body
Read moreDrinking 1% rather than 2% milk accounts for 4.5 years of less aging in adults
High-fat milk consumption is connected to significantly shorter telomeres
Read moreDrinking 1% rather than 2% milk accounts for 4.5 years of less aging in adults
High-fat milk consumption is connected to significantly shorter telomeres
Read moreMore interventions follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve, large study shows
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15, 2020 – A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric bypass patients
Read moreMore interventions follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve, large study shows
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15, 2020 – A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric bypass patients
Read more‘Coolsculpting’ inventors develop new non-surgical method for targeting fat
BOSTON – How cool is this: the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) laboratory that invented cryolipolisis or “Coolsculpting,” a popular non-surgical
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