Is Weight Loss Ineffective And Harmful?

That's the title of an article posted on the University of California, Davis website. The link is below.

While I disagree that weight loss, or more correctly fat loss, is ineffective and harmful, I do think that the focus needs to be on creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for long-term success.

Ignore the hypey (did I just make up a new word?) title and take a minute to read this excellent article:

Weight-loss focus is ineffective and harmful, study suggests