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Fred Hutch eyes the future of weight loss

Fred Hutch eyes the future of weight loss

Successful pilot study uses acceptance and commitment phone therapy to help people lose weight; new $3.7M grant will launch full-scale trial
Hutch NewsMarch 31, 2021
Fitness trackers don’t improve weight loss, study finds

Fitness trackers don’t improve weight loss, study finds

Participants who added ‘wearables’ to diet and exercise plans actually lost fewer pounds than those who stuck with traditional tactics
Hutch NewsSeptember 20, 2016
Weight loss, combined with vitamin D, reduces inflammation linked to cancer, chronic disease

Weight loss, combined with vitamin D, reduces inflammation linked to cancer, chronic disease

First study of its kind to test effect of vitamin D and weight loss on inflammatory biomarkers
News ReleasesJune 24, 2015
Heavy kindergarteners more likely to be obese later in life

Heavy kindergarteners more likely to be obese later in life

But improving diet and exercise has healthy effects at any age, say Fred Hutch researchers
Hutch NewsJanuary 31, 2014