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Check with Your Doctor If You Have a Binge-Eating Problem…New Treatment May Work for You
The full story says that both studies, mentioned below, were published in the April issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
“Binge eaters can help themselves eat less for up to a year by participating in a 12-week therapy program, new research indicates.
“The research, which produced two studies, shows that a majority of people participating in talk therapy sessions had stopped bingeing at the end of the program.
“Those participants not only lost weight but saved money because they spent less on dietary supplements and weight loss programs, according to the second study.
“The program consisted of getting participants to read the self-help book Overcoming Binge Eating, by Christopher Fairburn, MD, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Oxford, and then taking part in a 12-week course in which counselors explained strategies.“ (Emphasis added)
Source: WebMD, April 1, 2010
Citation: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, April, 2010
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