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How dieting encourages your body to replace lost weight

There are hundreds of diets that reduce calorie intake and in this way decrease body weight

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David Benton | The Conversation
Obesity is a risk factor for numerous disorders that afflict the human race, so understanding how to maintain a healthy body weight is one of the most urgent issues facing society. By 2025, it is estimated that 18% of men and 21% of women will be obese worldwide.

In the US alone, 68.8% of people are already classified as overweight or obese. The UK, meanwhile, has one of the greatest problems in Western Europe – 67% of men, 57% of women and a quarter of children are overweight.

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