Deaf-to-Deaf weight loss program helps shed pounds
Participants who took part in a weight loss program for Deaf people designed by Deaf people lost an average of 12.5 pounds.
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Participants who took part in a weight loss program for Deaf people designed by Deaf people lost an average of 12.5 pounds.
Shedding unwanted pounds can be hard for anyone, but may be especially difficult for Deaf sign language users who experience barriers to mainstream weight loss programs and the social support they offer.
Shedding unwanted pounds is hard – especially if you experience language or cultural barriers to weight loss programs and their associated social supports. Results from a first-of-its-kind clinical trial show that a weight loss program designed for Deaf people by Deaf people helped participants achieve clinically meaningful weight loss.