It answers the question, but you are simply wrong, as anyone who has tried to lose significant weight knows from personal experience, and as countless studies have confirmed again and again.

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faangguyindia 6 hours ago | parent [-]

how many of those studies are designed to fail?

	▲	tsimionescu 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Badly designed? A lot of them, possibly. Designed to fail, intentionally? Few if any.