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Academic Programs for Weight Control

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Hospital- or university-based, medically supervised weight loss programs are far less commonly used by the general public than commercial programs, but offer certain features that are unusual in commercial programs. Their success rates vary but generally provide the most comprehensive care available, utilizing a multidisciplinary team of health-care professionals.

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    Danielle Flug Capalino MSPH, RD

  2. Weight Management Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Lawrence J. Cheskin MD

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Correspondence to Danielle Flug Capalino MSPH, RD .

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Gerard E. Mullin

  2. Weight Management Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Lawrence J. Cheskin

  3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA

    Laura E. Matarese

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Capalino, D.F., Cheskin, L.J. (2014). Academic Programs for Weight Control. In: Mullin, G., Cheskin, L., Matarese, L. (eds) Integrative Weight Management. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0548-5_21

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