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University of California - San Francisco
Weight loss reduces incontinence in obese women, UCSF study shows
February 26th, 2009
Behavioral weight-loss programs can be an effective way to reduce urinary incontinence in women who are overweight or obese, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. Volunteer participants in the Program to Reduce Incontinence by Diet and Exercise (PRIDE) experienced both significant weight loss and a significant reduction in the frequency of their incontinence episodes, according to the study. Findings appear in the January 29, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The multi-center, randomized clinical trial was conducted at UCSF, Brown University and the University of Alabama in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-26)
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