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The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) has documented exactly what people do who have lost weight and kept it off. Over 5000 people have lost an average of 66 lbs and kept it off for 5.5 years. The research of the weight control registry helps me coach my clients [...]
Why do patients stop taking their medication? 3 reasons: reminders, money and communication. Nonadherence is costly, physically dangerous, unnecessary and important. One in four patients prescribed antihypertensives stop them within 6 months. One in three patients are off their statins within [...]
A new UK research study promotes “health at every size” (HAES). It suggests that that instead of trying to lose weight, people should try to change their lifestyle and health behaviors. And that keeping lost weight off and maintaining a normal weight over the long term to is seldom [...]