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Links to weight-loss studies and info
You can find unbiased medical studies on weight loss from these respected journals and organizations:
The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
PubMed.gov compiles research studies from numerous journals into one central location.
The Mayo Clinic has a comprehensive weight-loss section, complete with information on different diet plans, as well as tips on how to cut calories and add exercise to a successful diet plan.
NewHope360.com has useful information on how to pick the best diet for you.
CalorieCount.com offers help with old-fashioned calorie counting. Features include reproductions of thousands of food labels, plus online calculators, logs, articles and support forums. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, which also owns CalorieCount.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Before you shell out money for a weight-loss program, check that plan's rating at the Better Business Bureau. This is especially helpful for online diet sites, which don't always clearly disclose their costs and fees.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discuss what healthy weight loss means, and how to make it part of your lifestyle.
The American Council on Exercise offers more than a dozen fact sheets on weight management topics, from debunking diet myths to fine-tuning a weight-loss (or maintenance) lifestyle, and what to look for in a weight-loss program.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer a number of helpful articles about dieting and weight loss. Information ranges from how to avoid gaining weight during the holidays to eating disorders and healthy holiday gifts.
Good Housekeeping's "Diet Matchmaker" tool allows you to compare the major components of up to 15 different diet plans, three at a time.
Diet plan websites
You can also find more information on diet programs, meal plans and fees on the individual diet websites:
Preventive Medicine Research Institute (Dean Ornish's " Eat More, Weigh Less")
RealAge (You: On a Diet)
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