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.
Source: futurity.org
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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 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.