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Once obese there's very little chance of a return to normal weight says UK study. (Tony Alter/Flickr/Creative Commons)

Study: Obese People Have Little Chance of Ever Returning to Normal Weight

July 27, 2015

If you’ve ever tried to lose a few pounds, you know how hard it can be. A new study confirms that. British researchers, analyzing UK health records, tracked the weight of nearly 279,000 people – 129,194 men and 149,788 women over a ten year period – 2004 to 2014 – and found the chance of […]

Study Links Obesity to How Well We Digest Carbs

March 31, 2014

Obesity may be genetically linked to how our bodies digest carbohydrates, according to a new study from Imperial College London. The body uses carbohydrates from the food we eat to produce glucose, which is used to fuel bodily functions. The human body can either use this glucose right away or store it in the liver […]

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