Get Up And Do Something: Group Programs for Weight Loss May Work Best

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Group Programs for Weight Loss May Work Best Oct 12th 2012, 11:42 New research suggests that if you want to lose weight, don't try to do it alone. "Group-based weight-loss treatment produced weight loss, whether delivered by a professional or peer counselor," said study author Angela Marinilli Pinto, assistant professor of psychology at Baruch College of the City University of New York. "When people are in a group with others on the same journey, they feel there is that element of, 'OK, this worked for him or her, perhaps it will work for me. Perhaps I can give it a try.'" The research was published Oct. 9 in the journal Obesity. Pinto and her team randomly assigned 141 overweight or obese men and women to one of three groups.

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