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Research confirms the human body strongly resists attempts to lose weight

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 18th, 2006

Research confirming the human body is designed to strongly resist attempts to lose weight was presented at an international gathering of obesity experts hosted by Queensland University of Technology.

Queensland University of Technology appetite regulation and energy balance researcher Dr. Neil King, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), said our bodies have strong mechanisms to defend attempts to lose weight but very weak mechanisms to prevent weight gain.

Dr. King's weight loss intervention studies demonstrate the "plateau effect", whereby weight loss from exercise and calorie restrictions stops at a certain point.

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