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Summer Weight Loss campers at BalanceME lost 4.25lbs per week Asheville, NC (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 At a time when the nation grasps for a solution to the obesity epidemic BalanceME weight loss summer camp emerges with the top reported weight loss results among residential weight loss summer camps. BalanceME campers averaged 4.25lbs of weight loss per week. “The BalanceME approach gives our a campers a full view of health by teaching nutrition and culinary education, providing activities...

The latest FinancesOnline.com article points out that obesity is a serious problem with dire health, financial, and social consequences. The article trains a discerning eye on the problem and insists that the weight of Black Americans, although not entirely their own fault, is largely preventable. New York City, New York (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 According to the latest “Obesity and the Black American: Causes, Culture, Consequences, and Cost” article published recently at...

Diet Doc’s hCG diets combine improved hCG treatments with nutrient rich meal plans to target excess belly fat, which has recently been linked to a lower life expectancy. Lexington, KY (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Those searching for how to achieve their best weight loss are often motivated by studies that have found a relationship between body mass and a lower life expectancy for overweight individuals. A new study may encourage those dieters to try even harder to reach their best weight loss...

Online Weight Loss Program Matches Members with Similar Goals and Lifestyles Designed to Improve Dieter Success. For a Limited Time Only, Users Receive a Free Lifetime Membership. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The founders of Dietmatch, Inc. announced today the launch of a customized online weight loss program that matches like-minded dieters in their weight-loss journeys within the appropriate Dietmatch group. The first social dieting network, Dietmatch.com offers personalized...

The National Cancer Institute reports that obese people are twice as likely to develop esophageal cancer. Diet Doc's newly improved and modernized version of hCG diet plans makes losing weight safer and more effective, potentially reducing the risk for developing obesity related esophageal cancer. Mobile, AL (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 Although obesity is associated with an increased risk for several malignant tumors, the association between obesity and esophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of...

Research reveals that younger men who have a weight issue have a greater likelihood of not surviving into their golden years, suggesting that weight loss supplements like Prescopodene by Prescopodene Nutritionals may lengthen their life span. Australia (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 It’s a rarely contested fact that obesity greatly contributes to premature death. Now researchers are finding that the more overweight a male is in his 20’s the greater the chance that he won’t see his 60’s,...

Let's separate the facts about weight loss from the marketing hype. Century City, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Dr. Vash, through his private practice in Century City, has worked with patients for over 30 years to achieve safe, significant, sustainable weight loss. Dr. Vash comments: "The weight loss industry has become so lucrative and marketing has made it seem too easy to lose weight that people with serious weight issues are often lead down a path that robs them of their money and...

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Comments on News NY Congressman Tom Reed had Gastric Bypass Surgery GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's revelation that he had weight loss surgery, a U.S. Congressman from New York announced that he too had a weight loss operation. The Buffalo News reported this week, "multiple indignities and a major health scare prompted Rep. Tom Reed to undergo gastric...

MarketResearch.com announces publication of The Obesity Epidemic, an eBook that takes a dive deep inside the dynamic food and beverage sector, with special focus on the health and wellness market. Rockville, MD (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 MarketResearch.com announces publication of The Obesity Epidemic, an eBook that takes a dive deep inside the dynamic food and beverage sector, with special focus on the health and wellness market. The Obesity Epidemic is a unique addition to contemporary...

LIVERPOOL, England, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 14 May 2013 - European Congress on Obesity 2013 Small changes to daily physical activity and diet could help Europe's adults fight obesity, according to Professor James O. Hill, PhD, from University of Colorado's School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado USA. Speaking at 'Small changes, big difference: An innovative approach to sustained weight loss, an International Sweeteners Association (ISA) sponsored event at the European...