Weight Loss

American College of Preventive Medicine weighs in against "fad" diets

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 17th, 2003

Voicing strong opposition to any weight loss approach that fails to take into account overall health considerations, the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) has released a position statement opposing popular fad diets as a means for losing weight.

The College announced the release of the statement at the conclusion of its 2003 Annual Meeting.

ACPM is a professional society representing approximately 2,000 physicians worldwide. Members include both clinicians and public health officials who are engaged in the medical specialty of preventive medicine.

In its statement, the College takes particular exception to the...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2003-03-17)

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