Obesity is widely regarded as a chronic disease that includes the interaction of genetic and other factors with behavioral factors.

The unbelievably low success rate of diet and exercise programs for long-term weight reduction is widely documented and quite consistent with the earlier poster's experience.

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faangguyindia 8 hours ago | parent [-]

>The unbelievably low success rate of diet and exercise programs for long-term weight reduction is widely documented and quite consistent with the earlier poster's experience.

where is your data from? what protocol did they follow?

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tsimionescu 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Please suggest some studies that show high success rates in curing obesity long term (say, at least 5 years). If you seem to be so incredulous that this is a real problem, I assume you are basing this on some studies that did find it's doable, and we're just being ignorant.

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weregiraffe 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The problem is the difficulty in following any protocol.

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