Several studies support the effectiveness of The Solution^®. The most important trend shown in these studies is that change tends to be lasting and broad-spectrum.

For a summary of the science behind the method and information about program research, click on the links below.

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• Scientific Overview
  A brief overview of the scientific basis for the method.
• Two-year Follow-up Study
  The trends in participants at two year follow-up.
• Six-year Follow-up Study
  Sustained changes at six-hear follow-up.
• The Solution Survey
  A survey of program participants.
• Obesity Treatment Research
  Research on The Solution presented at The Obesity
  Forum in Bethesda MD in 2006.
• The Adolescent Study
  One-year follow-up of the adolescent program

The Solution^® was developed more than 25 years ago by Laurel Mellin, associate clinical professor of Family and Community Medicine and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.