mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 13 2007 | science, health, news, obesity, genetics
Quoted: Quoted: The implications were clear. There is a reason that fat people cannot stay thin after they diet and that thin people cannot stay fat when they force themselves to gain weight. The body’s metabolism speeds up or slows down to keep weight within a narrow range.
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