Health and Fitness

NIH Research Model Predicts Weight With Varying Diet, Exercise Changes

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011.  Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have created a mathematical model — and an accompanying online weight simulation tool — of what happens when people of varying weights, diets and exercise habits try to change their weight. The findings challenge the commonly held belief that eating 3,500 fewer calories — or burning them off exercising — will always result in a pound of weight loss.

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Instead, the researchers’ computer simulations…

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