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February 21st, 2007
Yesterday we heard from the Department of Duh. Today we are treated to the unholy collaboration of the Department of Duh and the Office of Misleading Information.
Reuters recently reported on a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2007 on the effects on weight loss of dieting vs. dieting with exercise:
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study debunks the widely held belief that diet plus exercise is the most effective way to lose weight. Researchers report that dieting alone is just as effective as dieting plus exercise.
Yes, it is certainly true that calorie restriction will usually result in weight loss. Everybody has a shaky, chain-smoking, yo-yo dieting great aunt in the family who will testify to that.
What this article does NOT tell you is that weight loss achieved through dieting alone is not only temporary, but ultimately results in major fat boomerang.
Statistics show that the vast majority of dieters gain back all the weight they lost, plus some. Why? Because dieting wastes muscle tissue, so now the lucky dieter has even less than they started out with. So the moment they resume their usual eating habits, they begin to gain back the lost fat, plus a little more. And it gets harder and harder to lose fat with each time you try.
This is not my definition of “effective.” Reuters, don’t make me open a can of buff blog on your ass.
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