Skip the juice cleanse or crash diet.
These two strategies are far more effective (and less of a drag!).
They were also able to assess their diet quality via the2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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The remaining 2,840 people reported intentional weight loss of 5% or more of their body weight.
Regardless of weight changes, down or up, participants tended to maintain the same heart disease risk rate.
Plus, not all of the eight factors relate to weight directly, including smoking and sleep.)
“Clinically significant weight loss results in improvements in some health indices.
This is not a huge weight loss.
What is sustainable is changing behaviors and eating patterns,” Spees said.
“We absolutely need to be moving toward prevention,” Spees continued.
Instead, Spees and her team recommend that medical professionals consider calling in a team of experts.
Then hit the road with our guide forhow to walk off 10 pounds.