What we need is the political will, starting with a full health economics analysis of the costs and benefits of effective weight management in diabetes and other conditions where obesity is a significant factor.
The model shows that lasting weight loss takes a long time to achieve and suggests that more effective weight loss programs might be undertaken in two phases: a temporary, more aggressive change in behavior at first, followed by a second phase of a more relaxed but permanent behavioral change that can prevent the weight regain that afflicts so many dieters despite their best intentions.
And this new approach really does open up the prospect of more effective means of weight control than those pointless yo-yo diets.
Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of the Health Research Group -- part of the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen -- isn't hopeful about the development of an effective and safe weight-loss drug.
Obesity and diabetes rates remain slightly lower in rural areas, indicating that manual labour endures as an effective way to stave off weight gain.
It is remarkable how much more effective a new year's resolution to lose weight is if you make it public and agree to a forfeit if you fail.
Additionally, it noted that more effective body armour has contributed to "a considerable weight for soldiers to carry whilst on foot patrol, making it challenging to move quickly and freely while under fire".
Studies of technology-supported weight loss interventions indicate that digital tools are more effective and acceptable to participants when they supplement rather than replace contact with human interventionists.
And although the picture sometimes turns clunky and flat, as if it were sagging under the weight of its good intentions, it winds up being devastatingly effective.
A123 expects this to lower cost, reduce weight and improve reliability, providing automakers with a cost-effective solution that A123 believes will increases efficiency and minimize system complexity without sacrificing vehicle performance, battery life or driving range.
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