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Dieters That Use Online Weight Loss Programs Keep Pounds Off, Study Says

As we can tell you, spending all day plopped in front of your computer can have pretty devastating effects on your physicality. According to a new study, though, logging onto the Web, under certain circumstances, can actually help people drop a few extra pounds. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente recently found that, when overweight patients used an online weight-loss support group, they ...

Autom the Weight-loss Robot Will Coach You to a Healthier Life

If other dieting solutions just haven't worked, why not try a personalized, robotic weight-loss coach? It may sound odd, but according to The Wall Street Journal, Intuitive Automata, Inc. hopes that its talking robot, Autom, can help people lose weight and lead healthier lives. Autom -- which will launch in the U.S. next year as a trial, and later for $500 plus a monthly subscription fee -- will ...