Losing Weight

When it comes to diets and losing weight, there is one tried and true way that works best.

It's definitely one of those "I think we all knew this" studies. But it still gives us a lot of answers about which weight loss techniques work best. And it does reinforce the fact that eating healthy and exercising is by far the best way to lose weight.

This new study, out of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, looked into what it took for over 4,000 obese individuals to lose weight. Researchers wanted to find out what methods worked the best. First off, they found that a great portion of obese individuals can and do lose weight. That's great news. They also found that people were more likely to lose weight by doing what might seem obvious. The best results came from eating less fat, exercising, joining a weight loss program and even using prescription weight loss medications. On the flip side of the coin they also found that popular fad diets, liquid diets, non-prescription weight loss pills along with diet foods and products didn't really work.

So, the bottom line is that when it comes to weight loss, doing the usual tried and true methods of exercise and eating well simply works the best. And to help out a bit, joining a weight loss program might help provide that extra motivation.