Weight Loss and Supporting Communities

The public concern with obesity and the fadish diet promotions that fill the airwaves and online weight loss sites can be replaced with one simple idea. No matter what your diet consists of the best way to lose weight is to cut back calories. The findings of a study of weight loss and diet composition published February 26, 2009 in the New England Journal of Medicine confirm what many in the public health sector and nutrition areas have claimed for years" it is the amount of calories you consume along with the amount you burn off through activity that produces weight loss." The study found that attendance at group sessions was also a key factor in weight reduction success. What this suggests is the importance of inclusive supporting groups/community which share common goals. Inclusive community action is a major factor in a large number of health issues which have persistent and enduring challenges. Obesity is a public health issue and a personal health condition which the NEJM article argues can be significantly aided by attending supportive groups.
reference http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/360/9/859?query=TOC