Weight Loss

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Weight loss diet developed at Penn State ranked second-best for 2020

Hate exercise? Small increases in physical activity can make a big difference

Exercise Tips New Year's Resolutions

Jefferson Health patient who lost 150 pounds encourages others to keep their New Year's resolutions

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Here's how to stick to a weight loss plan in the new year

Weight Loss Plan

Weight loss may reduce breast cancer risk for post-menopausal women, study finds

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Is spot reduction a myth or a feasible way to lose weight?

Spot reduction: Fact or Myth?

Here's what to expect before and after weight-loss surgery

Before and After Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss

Children's Health

Weight Watchers launches controversial app to help kids lose weight

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Study is the first to find processed foods can lead to overeating, weight gain

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Intuitive eating: a 'diet' that actually makes sense

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Here's the scoop on fasted cardio, weightlifting and workouts

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The keys to getting in shape for women in their 30s and 40s

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The internet is saying Cheez Whiz is healthy — well, not exactly

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Diabulimia is a serious eating disorder that most people have never heard of

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The role your phone can play in weight loss

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To undergo surgery, South Jersey woman lost 90 pounds – on a bad ankle

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The OMAD diet is the new eye-roll-inducing diet you should know about

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Late afternoon is prime time for calorie-burning, a new study suggests

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The key for low-income populations to lose weight? An app, this study suggests

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Penn State wants to pay you $300 to eat one avocado per day for six months – for science

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‘Time-restricted’ eating could lead to weight loss, controlled appetite

Struggling to lose weight? Your gut may be to blame

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Drexel launches outpatient clinic for eating disorders, weight management

The Drexel Dragon on Drexel University's campus in Philadelphia.

7 out-of-the-ordinary (and super fun) workout classes to keep the holiday weight away

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Study: Diet not helping to lose weight? Try a day (or several) off

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Uneven weight-loss could be a trap for obesity, Drexel study finds

Splurging on an extravagant breakfast can have its weight-loss perks, study suggests

Study: Walnuts can quiet that part of your brain that makes you want to eat like crap

Study links daily check-ins to weight loss, but does the scale tell the whole story?

Study: Women who are more attractive than husbands less motivated to diet

Woman Diet

Charles Barkley plans 'fat farm' stay to lose weight

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No, Cosmo, battling cancer isn't an appealing way to lose weight

Weight Loss

Police, firefighters strive to be the biggest loser

Carroll - Battle of the Badges

Online retailer sees signs of citywide weight loss in Philly

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