Online diet services very successful, or thinly-disguised spam?
Posted on July 22nd, 2006 by Biffster
An article on Medical News Today suggests that online weight loss services can be very, very successful in helping one lose weight:
Now, Americans are even dieting online — seeking the tools, support and motivation of online communities to achieve weight loss goals.
A study by Brown University found that people who enrolled in a structured online dieting program lost three times more weight in six months than those who casually surfed the Internet for diet information.(2)
Normally, I would be extremely optimistic about this news. However, I am a little hesitant about this, because the rest of the article seems to be a paid advertisement for an online diet service, MyMedifast. So is this legitimate? Is it spam? I dunno.
Welcome, everyone, to my litte space on the web. I've been fighting a battle to maintain my weight since 1997. As Lao Tzu said a couple of millenia ago, the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. This journal documents my journey. 
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