Phone support improves the success for smokers trying to kick the habit.
And it apparently does the same for dieters.
In a study of 400 dieters taking the drug Meridia, doctors discovered that those also getting phone counseling, lost as much weight as those seeing their doctor face-to-face.
Researchers say patients need support for changing their long-standing bad eating habits.
Phone counseling is less expensive, and more convenient to offer than in-person sessions.
The study was reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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