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Can't Lose Weight? It May Not Be a Lack of Willpower AOL Health (blog)

11.06.10

New studies are now exonerating those who can't lose weight from having a character issue, showing that chronically-dieting, overweight individuals -- especially those who gain and lose weight -- do eat less than skinny people, but continue to gain weight. For instance, a study by Dr. Rudy Leibel published in the journal, Metabolism, ( "Diminished Energy Requirements in Reduced-Obese Patients" ) compared the basal metabolic rate ( calories burned per day at rest) in chronic dieters, who had lost significant weight in the past, to those of the same weight who had not chronically dieted nor lost significant weight in the past. The authors found that those who had dieted and lost weight in the past had, on average, a 25 percent lower metabolism than the control patients, who had not lost significant weight. A recent study also mirroring these findings was published in the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. This study found that individuals with insulin resistance -- which includes

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