Diet's Don't Work
by Megan Zee,
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, examined 31 weight-loss studies found that long-term dieting doesn't keep the pounds off. While people can lose weight initially, many relapse and regain the weight they shed.
The findings confirm what many scientists have been saying all along: Losing weight is easy - Keeping it off is another story. "If dieting worked, there would be a bunch of skinny people walking around," said obesity researcher Dr. David Katz, head of Yale University's Prevention Research Center.
Since the 1970s, the ranks of overweight and obese Americans have risen with two-thirds of adults in that category. Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Obesity numbers have doubled since 1980, from 15% to 31% of the population, and Medicare now considers obesity an illness.Most people lose 5% to 10% of their body weight when starting a diet, but without a continued healthy lifestyle, studies show that two-thirds of people on diets regain more weight than they lost within four or five years. Almost two years off a diet, 23 percent of dieters gained back more weight than they had lost, and 83 percent of dieters gained back more weight 2 to 4 years after dieting. One study found that 50 percent of dieters weighed more than 11 pounds over their starting weight five years after the diet.
So let me reiterate: DIETS DON’T WORK! The only way to a healthy lifestyle is to start over. Our 3 week cleanse program offers you a fresh start – like pushing the reset button on your body’s nutritional system. Can you imagine craving water, fruits and veggies the same way that you now crave sodas, junk food and fast food? Can you imagine feeling completely full and satisfied eating only half of what you eat now? That's what the program is all about! This wonderful program can be your ticket to a new life – and just what you need to get back to healthy.
Join me Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. for more information.I look forward to seeing you at our cleanse class!
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, examined 31 weight-loss studies found that long-term dieting doesn't keep the pounds off. While people can lose weight initially, many relapse and regain the weight they shed.
The findings confirm what many scientists have been saying all along: Losing weight is easy - Keeping it off is another story. "If dieting worked, there would be a bunch of skinny people walking around," said obesity researcher Dr. David Katz, head of Yale University's Prevention Research Center.
Since the 1970s, the ranks of overweight and obese Americans have risen with two-thirds of adults in that category. Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Obesity numbers have doubled since 1980, from 15% to 31% of the population, and Medicare now considers obesity an illness.Most people lose 5% to 10% of their body weight when starting a diet, but without a continued healthy lifestyle, studies show that two-thirds of people on diets regain more weight than they lost within four or five years. Almost two years off a diet, 23 percent of dieters gained back more weight than they had lost, and 83 percent of dieters gained back more weight 2 to 4 years after dieting. One study found that 50 percent of dieters weighed more than 11 pounds over their starting weight five years after the diet.
So let me reiterate: DIETS DON’T WORK! The only way to a healthy lifestyle is to start over. Our 3 week cleanse program offers you a fresh start – like pushing the reset button on your body’s nutritional system. Can you imagine craving water, fruits and veggies the same way that you now crave sodas, junk food and fast food? Can you imagine feeling completely full and satisfied eating only half of what you eat now? That's what the program is all about! This wonderful program can be your ticket to a new life – and just what you need to get back to healthy.
Join me Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. for more information.I look forward to seeing you at our cleanse class!
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