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How counselling can combat obesity

September 10th, 2011 No comments

New treatment for obese people combines dieting with therapy. At her lowest ebb Marion Russell weighed 30st. For years she had struggled with diets to deal with her obesity until, seven years ago, in desperation, she sought surgery. “I was told that in order for an operation to to be carried out I had to lose 6st. If I could have done that, I would not have been asking for surgery. So I had my jaw wired,” she says. Read more…

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Fat but fit? Obesity, health may work out

August 25th, 2011 No comments

Maybe being overweight isn’t so bad after all, provided that you are fit as well. Although the link between obesity and ill health is strong, there are fat people who exercise regularly and who may be at no greater risk for disease than their slimmer counterparts, according to several health experts interviewed at an American College of Sports Medicine conference here. Read more…

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