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What
do your genes have to say about your weight?
Listen to this audio cast that originally aired Feb 7, 2001 from the Behavioral
Genetics Laboratory Center for Neurobiology and Behavior at the University
of Pennsylvania. Go
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Source: DNA.com
Cyber-dieting:
The newest tool to help you lose weight
It sounds counter-intuitive -- sitting at a keyboard can actually help
you achieve your weight loss goals. In fact, the 'virtual-reality"
of website support groups, healthy eating tools, recipies and information
are proving to be much more 'real' than the gimmicks and pills of the
real world. Go
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Source: MSN Health
Dieting
Buddies
Knowing that you're not alone can help you through the cravings. Being
able to hop online to talk to someone, get support and distract your stomach
is even better. Visit for Nutrition information, Motivation (including
some HILARIOUS cartoons), and a chat room (not terribly active, 3 people
when I visited). All the action is in the Bulletin Board. Go
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Source: DietTalk.com
Obesity.org
The website for the American Obsesity Association. The AOA is an organization
that fights to obtain the best possible medical care for their disease,
including urging health insurance companies and government to cover health
programs to combat obesity. It can provide additional guidance on how
to approach your insurance company when asking for reimbursement for weight
loss related expenses. Go
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Source: American Obsesity Association
Setting
Goals for Weight Loss
With the T.V. airwaves full of "'info'"mercials promising huge
weight loss and body reshaping claims, it can be hard to know what are
sensible and reasonable weight loss goals. If you judge by what you see
on those hour long ads you might think that you can drop 8 dress sizes
lickity-split. This article helps you to create a goal which is attainable
and healthy for you! Go
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Source: WebMD
Physical
Activity and Weight Control
Although the current obsession is with grams of fat, the truth is that
if you don't burn off the calories you take in, you will gain weight.
Excess calories are stored as fat. Go
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Source: DietTalk.com
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