Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Joshua Miller Globe Staff March 18, 2019 Representative Seth Moulton’s sparkling resume and taste for political gambles have rocketed the 40-year-old to three terms in Congress and a spot on the national stage.The Massachusetts Democrat, who is considering a run for president, served four tours in Iraq, earned three Harvard degrees, and in his first run for public office, knocked off a Democratic incumbent on his way to winning a seat in 2014.Moulton has spoken with pride about cofounding a company aimed at providing a solution to obesity. But a closer look at his 2013 foray into the weight-loss industry, mention of which his campaign later removed from his website, reveals a less illustrious chapter of a career marked by service and ambition. Advertisement Eastern Healthcare Partners Inc. never came close to its early goal of opening weight-loss and … [Read more...] about The failed weight-loss company behind Seth Moulton’s time as a ‘successful’ entrepreneur
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The role your phone can play in weight loss
Keeping track of everything you eat and drink in a day can help you lose weight, studies suggest, yet some are still hesitant to commit to it. Reasons for not tracking food and water consumption? Concern about the time and amount of work it requires to unwillingness to download yet another app to their phone. That said, a new study suggests that monitoring your diet may not be as much work as you think. The study found that, after six months of diet tracking as part of a weight loss program, participants who lost weight spent just under 15 minutes a day, on average, recording their dietary intake.RELATED READ: This diet promotes healthy weight loss in obese seniorsThe study, published Monday in the journal Obesity, is the first to put a number on exactly how much time such dietary self-monitoring actually takes for people who successfully lose weight, the researchers said. The most successful of the 142 participants who monitored their intake during the … [Read more...] about The role your phone can play in weight loss
Everything you need to know about weight-loss surgery
For those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 40, weight-loss surgery may be an effective way to take weight off, and keep it off. While many people are able to maintain a healthy weight through diet and exercise, those who continue to have difficulty managing their weight often consider bariatric surgery as an option for meeting their weight-loss goals. Treatment Options There are multiple options for bariatric surgery, including Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, where the size of the stomach is reduced, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, where a portion of the stomach is removed. Both surgeries provide a safe option for losing weight: the risks of bariatric surgery are significantly less than those of remaining obese. Over a five-year period alone, weight-loss surgery improves a person’s quality of life by 95 percent, and reduces the risk of premature death by 90 percent. Those outcomes are driven by the sheer quantity of obesity-related conditions that weight-loss surgery can … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about weight-loss surgery
The top 13 diets for health and weight loss in 2019, according to a panel of 23 experts
On Wednesday, US News & World Report released its annual list of best diets, as ranked by a panel of experts. The Mediterranean diet claimed the top spot, while the DASH Diet – designed to fight high blood pressure – was second. The other top diets included The MIND Diet, Weight Watchers, the Mayo Clinic Diet, Volumetrics, the TLC Diet, the Nordic Diet, the Ornish Diet, the Fertility Diet, Jenny Craig, and vegetarianism. On Wednesday, US News & World Report released its list of best and worst diets – an annual ranking compiled by health and nutrition experts. This year, the panel of 23 experts ranked a total of 41 diets using several criteria, including safety, ease, likelihood of preventing or controlling diabetes and heart disease, and effectiveness for weight loss. Some trendy diets like keto and Whole30 landed near the bottom of the list, in part because of their highly restrictive approach to eating. The highest-ranked diets included some … [Read more...] about The top 13 diets for health and weight loss in 2019, according to a panel of 23 experts
10 signs your weight loss won’t last
It’s no secret that losing weight is big business. And when you consider that an estimated 45 million Americans are on a diet at any given time, it comes as no surprise that weight loss from dieting is often temporary. That’s why choosing a nutrition program that focuses on permanent changes rather than the number on the scale is so important. But how do you know if your weight loss is on the right track? INSIDER asked the experts to give us the inside scoop on the 10 signs your weight loss is temporary. Your diet is too restrictive. Often the first sign that your weight loss is temporary is following a diet that’s not sustainable. “If you decided to lose weight by crash dieting, fasting or cutting major food groups out of your diet, you might lose weight, however when you resume a more typical eating plan, the weight will return,” Dr. Olivia Rose, ND told INSIDER. Plus, if you go too low on your macronutrients and calories; your weight loss won’t be … [Read more...] about 10 signs your weight loss won’t last