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  • Free Weight Management Program- Now Enrolling

    UConn’s Weight Management Research Group is offering a free weight control program.

    The purpose of this program is to help you lose weight and keep it off. You will learn about healthy eating and exercise and strategies to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. You will also be compensated up to $175 for your participation and receive free parking. Medication is not used in this study.

    If you have reliable Internet access, and are willing to attend group meetings in Hartford, you may be eligible to participate.

    Visit our website, call, or email to learn more and see if you qualify:

    http://weight.lab.uconn.edu/joinchamps

    860-380-2986

    champs.study@uconn.edu

    Principal Investigator: Dr. Tricia Leahey, Ph.D., Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut

    This study was approved by the UConn IRB, Protocol #H17-099.

    For more information, contact: Zeely Denmat at 860-380-2986