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January 2018

Help your patients tackle New Year weight loss goals

With the New Year many patients resolve to achieve new weight loss goals. Get up to speed with the latest research on popular diets and natural medicines used for weight loss by reviewing our course, Natural Medicines in the Clinical Management of Overweight and Obesity. Find out whether low-fat diets, such as the Pritikin diet and the Ornish diet, work better than low-carb diets, such as the Atkins diet or South Beach diet. Also find out if popular natural medicines, like hoodia, garcinia, and green coffee extract, are safe and effective for weight loss.

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