weight loss


February 7, 2014

UAMS Weight Loss Clinic to Celebrate New Location Feb. 14

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – The UAMS Weight Loss Clinic will celebrate its move to new clinic space with an open house Feb. 14 featuring free blood pressure and BMI screenings, weight loss program food samples and door prizes.


March 7, 2013

Amino Acids, Whey Help to Shed Fat, Keep Muscle

Ben Boulden

March 7, 2013 | Overweight people older than 65 may be able to shed fat and keep most of their muscle at the same time, according to a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study.


UAMS Study: Amino Acids, Whey Help Shed Fat While Keeping Muscle

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Overweight people older than 65 may be able to shed fat and keep most of their muscle at the same time, according to a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study. </p>


August 24, 2012

215-Pound Weight Loss Changes Athletic Director’s Life

Jon Parham

Aug. 23, 2012 | Standing behind a chain-link fence with a casual acquaintance watching the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) Tigers practice football late last summer, OBU Athletic Director David Sharp’s life took a drastic turn.


July 11, 2012

Off and Running With UAMS Weight Loss Program

Nate Hinkel

July 11, 2012 | Crouching next to his backyard pool for a routine skimming of its leaves and drowned insects, Jim Brown saw a reflection of a man he didn’t want to be.


June 29, 2012

UAMS Weight-loss Program Holds Independence Day Cook-in

Sally Graham

June 29, 2012 | Patients and employees of the Weight Loss and Metabolic Control program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute to kick-off an Independence Day Cook-in. Friends of patients in the program and people interested in learning more about the plan came to the free, informative and fun event.