The primary purpose of the present study was to compare the relative efficacy of external-control and self-control procedures on both the production and maintenance of weight loss. (Author)

The author traces the case histories of five anorexic female patients treated in the therapeutic milieu in a psychiatric inpatient unit. The history of anorexia nervosa is reviewed, incidence of the disorder is cited, and common characteristics are described. Case histories are presented in terms of events precipitating the weight loss, behavior…

Through positive reinforcement of good eating habits, it is possible to help mentally retarded children lose weight and remain within the normal limits consistent with their age and body structure. (JD)

A proper physical education program can be instrumental in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of obesity. (MB)

The realm of weight reduction is beset with influences that cloud the decision-making process. (RC)

Continuous passive motion (CPM) tables, originally developed as therapeutic tools, are becoming popular in health salons in spite of the fact that they offer little to healthy people in terms of inch loss, circulaiton, and flexibility. (Author/CB)

Weight loss clinics based on scientific fact and containing diet therapy, exercise therapy, and behavior modification components can be effective vehicles for weight loss among the mildly to moderately obese. Health educators are called on to disseminate the information necessary to establish scientifically based criteria and program evaluation…

This study examined how students' perceptions of silhouette drawings of various weights would change when descriptors of Likert-like endpoints describing heavy and thin weights were changed. Subjects were 211 college students who completed one of five forms of a questionnaire differing only in endpoint descriptors. Results are discussed. (MT)

Evaluated effects of competition on a bibliotherapy weight loss program offered in a clinic setting. Assigned subjects to bibliotherapy, competition, or bibliotherapy plus competition conditions. Showed the combined competition and behavioral program produced weight losses greater than those produced by either element alone, with superiority…

Provided a five-year follow-up of obese children who participated in a family-based behavioral weight control program targeting and reinforcing children and parents for weight loss. Children in the parent-plus-child group showed significantly greater weight reductions after five years than did children in control groups. (Author/ABB)

The effects of a five-day-a-week, moderate-intensity aerobic training program were studied in previously sedentary middle-aged women. After 10 weeks of graduated-length sessions of continuous exercise, the subjects showed a 20 percent improvement in maximal oxygen uptake but no change in body weight or composition. Results are discussed.…

A study was carried out to investigate the potential use of B-mode ultrasound for measuring subcutaneous fat thickness at two arm sites. B-mode sonograms and skinfold measurements were found to be highly correlated for both men and women. (Author/MT)

A sports nutritionist/registered dietician on the sports medicine team can provide clients with reliable nutrition information and respond to their interest in healthful, high-energy eating. Three case reports illustrate the usefulness of a nutritionist to practitioners of sports medicine. A chart of healthful foods is provided. (MT)

Examined the effects of an incentive procedure designed to decrease attrition in a behavioral worksite weight-loss intervention (N=48). The results indicated that the incentive procedure significantly decreased attrition. More participants in the incentive condition completed treatment (60 percent vs. 20 percent) and attended significantly more…

This article evaluates equations for estimating body density and derived body composition measures in female athletes. Other equations were used to evaluate the "generalized" equations to see which were more accurate. Results are presented. (Author/DF)