Weight management

A selection of recently published research on obesity and weight management:
The NHS practice of offering Weight Watchers on prescription for obesity is examined by the MRC Human Nutrition Research Unit. As the abstract says "This is the largest audit of NHS referral to a commercial weight loss programme in the UK and results are comparable with other options for weight loss available through primary care."
A team from Sweden offers a cost comparison between standard ante-natal care and care with additional weight gain restriction for obese women who are pregnant. There's also a qualitative study of a UK community based prevention and management programme for maternal obesity.