What science really says about losing weight

Here's a sobering statistic: more than 55 per cent of those who begin the year planning to lose weight have given up within six months.

If that sounds like you, don't despair. Growing evidence suggests that it isn't just willpower that ruins weight loss plans.

What if dieting doesn't work and the very act of radically reducing calories to drop kilos triggers a cascade of biological changes that all but guarantee the weight will return the moment you eat normally again?

Article from ABC News

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