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Health Behaviors
Nondieters more successful at boosting health than dieters, study finds
June 23rd, 2005
Behavior change and self-acceptance trump dieting hands-down when it comes to achieving long-term health improvements in obese women, according to a 2-year study by nutritionists at the University of California, Davis. The findings suggest that significant improvements in overall health can be made, regardless of weight loss, when women learn to recognize and follow internal hunger cues and begin feeling better about their size and shape. Results of the study appear in the June 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. "We have been ingrained to think that seriously large people can only make improvements in their health...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-23)
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