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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

The Teens of Weight Loss Confidential

Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., author of Weight Loss Confidential worked with over 100 teenagers when she wrote Weight Loss Confidential. She "turned to schools, health clubs, weight programs, friends, relatives, and colleagues, all across the United States, even in other countries, to find formerly overweight teens who had lost weight in healthy ways." Once she found teens who lost weight, she had them answer an eight-page questionnaire to learn their weight loss story.

Read more about Weight Loss Confidential.

Labels: nutrition, teenagers, losing_weight

Posted By: Aspen Education Group

Comments:

Phil Christian on 5/10/2007
Anne Fletcher is right on target with her messages and advice to teens. There is no quick fix to weight loss and it takes a major commitment to sustaining a healthy lifestyle. Anne's book is a must read for any teen or parent of a teen interested in living a healthy and fit lifestyle.

Phil
http://getfitkids.blogspot.com/