Obese dieters' brain chemistry works against their weight-loss efforts

Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

When obese individuals reduce their food intake too drastically, their bodies appear to resist their weight loss efforts, new research shows. The researcher particularly cautions against beginning a diet with a fast or cleansing day, which appears to trigger significant alterations in the immune system that work against weight loss.

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