It’s week three for photographer John Bisset and reporter Emma Bailey who are taking part in the 12-week community weight loss challenge, which means meeting once a week for classes on nutrition and lifestyle choices. The group of 40 will go head-to-head to see who can lose the most body fat.

March 12 (Bloomberg) — David Ludwig , director of the obesity program at Children’s Hospital Boston, was against weight-loss surgery for kids, he says, because it ignored the real problem, a “toxic environment” jammed with junk food.

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Tiffiney Lozano Staff Writer 3/10/2010 Family physician Dr. Nick Yphantides will present a free lecture at the Quincy Town Hall Theatre next Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Author of the popular book “My Big Fat Greek Diet,” Dr. Nick jokes that despite his accomplished career, he was “board certified” in medical hypocrisy, as 10 years ago he weighed in at close to 500 pounds.

March 12 (Bloomberg) — David Ludwig , director of the obesity program at Children’s Hospital Boston, was against weight-loss surgery for kids, he says, because it ignored the real problem, a “toxic environment” jammed with junk food.

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SAN DIEGO, March 11 /PRNewswire/ — With obesity in America reaching alarming levels — across our adult and youth populations — results from a clinical trial unveiled by BodyMedia today confirm that participants who used BodyMedia’s wearable body-monitoring technology either in conjunction with a group weight loss program or as part of their own self-directed program lost up to three times …

With obesity in America reaching alarming levels — across our adult and youth populations — results from a clinical trial unveiled by BodyMedia today confirm that participants who used BodyMedia’s wearable body-monitoring technology either in conjunction with a group weight loss program or as part of their own self-directed program lost up to three times more weight than individuals who …

As anyone who has ever tried to lose weight or control cholesterol can tell you, the challenge is as much about mindset as it…

A Shamong woman with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) has reported losing 141 pounds through diet and exercise. Katie Walsh, 26, a first-grade teacher at Milton H. Allen Elementary School in Medford, initially weighed 333 pounds. She blamed her condition, in part, to her high weight. One of the symptoms of PCOS is weight gain.However, a motivation to get healthy ultimately proved stronger than …

I REFER to your paper’s report, “ 83 kilo loser wins big ” ( The Star March 10.) and wonder whether the human body can be subjected to the torture of losing 53% of body weight (83kg) over a period of five months, leaving the winner, “King David”, with a weight of only 74kg?

BodyMedia Releases Groundbreaking Results from a 2 year Clinical Trial