Online Feedback May Boost Weight-Loss Success – BusinessWeek 

TUESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) — Providing feedback to users of online weight-loss programs can improve the outcomes for participants, a new study has found. The study included 179 people taking part in Shape up RI, an annual online 12-week  read more >

Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD Leads to Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss

Case Report May Lend Insights into Brain Involvement in Compulsions Newswise — Electrical stimulation of the brain in a patient with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) led to some unanticipated benefits—”effortless” smoking cessation and weight loss, according to a case report  read more >

Paleo Diet and Diabetes: Improved Cardiovascular Risk Factors « Diabetic Mediterranean Diet Blog

Compared to a standard diabetic diet, a Paleolithic diet improves cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetics, according to investigators at Lund University in Sweden. Researchers compared the effects of a Paleo and a modern diabetic diet in 13 type  read more >

Seminar on health helps Special Olympics

April 29, 2010Seminar on health helps Special Olympics FROM STAFF REPORTS—- TRAVERSE CITY — A local fitness center will host a seminar on health, weight loss and success. “How to Make 2010 Your Healthiest and Best Year Ever” is tonight,  read more >