1: Africans achieve wt loss more difficult. Important, ethnicity of the group, ethnicity of therapist,location for treatment and material of treatment.

2: 30-50% of overweights are binge-eaters. Binge eating associated with depression, poor self esteem and poor body image. Also associated with attrition from behavioral programs. Binge abstinence should be treated before the wt modification.

3: Research is focusing on non-contact programs. Like telephone,TV, Video, internet. Cost effective, more convenient and longer in duration. Telephone to monitor food intake, wt and PE.TV adv: convenient, videotaped. Disadv: passivity of the participant but now interactive TV is there but this is expensive.Computers: convenient and interactive.