The Weight Loss Hype: Why Counting Calories Never Works

Mar. 25, 2009

We've known for more than a decade that the key to weight-loss is to consume fewer calories than you're burning--in other words, eat less, exercise more, or both. That dietary adage was confirmed last week by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, with a widely reported study in...

Low-calorie diet: Longer life?

ST. LOUIS, April 5 (UPI) -- St. Louis scientists are starting a 2-year study to confirm a short Louisiana State University trial suggesting low-calorie diets result in longer life.

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The Weight Loss Hype: Why Counting Calories Never Works

Low-calorie diet: Longer life?