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Weight loss a phone call away, study finds (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Phone and email counseling help people improve their diet and lose weight, according to a Dutch study published on Friday that points to a potentially simple but effective tool in the fight against obesity.

Trying to lose weight? Skip diet pills on the internet (KOAA-TV Colorado Springs - Pueblo)

If you're trying to lose weight, you should skip diet pills sold on the internet, according to a Harvard study. The study tracked the illegal import of the pills from Brazil - the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of the pills in this country.

Diet, not exercise, plays key role in weight loss (MSNBC)

Though better nutrition coupled with exercise has long been the favored prescription for losing weight and avoiding obesity, a new study suggests diet actually plays the key role.

Shape up!  6 secrets of weight loss success (MSNBC)

The No. 1 New Year's resolution in this country is to lose weight. If you want to be a dieting success story in 2009, try these six strategies from nutritionist Joy Bauer's Life Diet.

FDA sends out diet pill alert (The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth)

For a complete FDA list of tainted diet pill, click here. Diana Terry has battled her weight nearly half her life. At 39, she had had her fill of diet pills.She says that a few years ago, she took two diet supplements that caused her to see spots and become jittery, and that was just the beginning. "It ended up causing some auto-immune deficiencies, which in the long term, now I have ...