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The truth about dieting.(Cover Story)(Industry Overview)
And even if you do manage to take off all that weight, there's small hope of keeping it off, since studies have shown that 95 percent of all dieters regain their lost weight and go on to add more pounds. When you add it all up, well, praise the Lord and pass the mashed potatoes.
That picture, however, turns out to be overly bleak, according to new CONSUMER REPORTS research. In the largest survey ever undertaken on the long-term maintenance of weight loss, we found that ordinary people can and do succeed without using expensive commercial diet programs, special foods, dietary supplements, or drugs. Nearly a quarter of the 32,213 dieters who answered our ...
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