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How can I get in touch with a weight loss center to lose weight? I have heard of places or centers where losing weight can be monitored; please let me know more about such weight loss centers?
(May 6, 2008)

Weight Loss Guidance Center

A weight loss center is usually a place with a clinic-like setting that offers diet foods, menus, plans and fitness plans to its customers. Most weight loss centers usually have their own brand of energy bars, light weight protein shakes, packaged foods and drinks etc that are part of the diet plan that the individual wishes to enroll in. Some weight loss centers also offer pills and powders in order to make the individual lose weight faster. However such pills and powders that are not prescribed by an authorized medical practitioner must not be used without knowing the reason for taking them and the consequences that may arise in consuming them.

Weight loss centers are usually run by dieticians or nutritionists and there are a number of plans and programs to suit each individual's needs. However if you choose to be part of a weight loss center in your area, choose one with a good reputation and one that does not offer quick-fix results in a short sp[am of time. Such offers are usually gimmicks and more often than not also prove to be harmful in the long run.


While consulting the dietician, choose a diet program that meets all your nutrition requirements and do not hesitate to ask your consulting dietician or nutritionist on the nutritional chart of your diet or your weight loss program.
Submitted by C N on May 6, 2008 at 06:24

 

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