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Lose weight by breaking bad habits
Success with weight-loss surgery is largely dependent on breaking bad habits and developing a new relationship with food, but making lasting lifestyle changes requires more than sheer willpower. Charles Stuart Platkin, host of the WE weight-loss show, I Want to Save Your Life, offers tested, easy-to-follow behavioral princi...



The Resolution Revolution
Five days into the New Year and the “Best of '09” lists that intrigued us last week are literally yesterday’s news. The blizzard of holiday doings is through, replaced ...
History of eating disorders on success of gastric bypass
A new study published in Obesity Surgery examines the effect of mood and eating disorders on the success of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. For the study, patients were classified...
‘Food addiction’ plays major role in obesity epidemic
A new study highlights the importance of considering food addiction in the treatment of obesity.  According to Dr. Valerie Taylor, director of the Bariatric Surgery Psyc...
Speaking of greatness
In the 1990s, renowned author and psychologist Howard Glasser, MA, developed a new way of thinking about parenting called The Nurtured Heart Approach. Although the approach is...




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