The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), established in 1994 by Rena Wing, PhD from Brown Medical School, and James O. Hill, PhD from the University of Colorado, is the largest prospective investigation of long-term successful weight loss maintenance.
What are some of the behavioral and psychological characteristics of people who successfully maintain weight?
What are the strategies they use?
Could you be one of the success stories?
Dr. James Hill, PhD, and Melanie Cole, MS, discuss the epidemic of obesity in the United States and how the National Weight Loss Registry was created to help curb this epidemic.
The National Weight Control Registry: Be a Success Story
What are some of the characteristics of people who lose weight? Could you be one of the success stories?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 3
- Audio File: train_your_body/1341tb2c.mp3
- Featured Speaker: James O. Hill, PhD
- Organization: ACSM
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Guest Bio:
James O. Hill, Ph.D., is founding executive director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the University of Colorado and the author of The Step Diet: Count Steps, Not Calories, to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Forever. He lives in Denver.
- Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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