The simpler your diet, the easier it is for you to stick to it over the long haul. Small dietary changes can help you shed unwanted pounds for good. Every little bit counts. A 2005 study of slightly overweight people by researchers at Tufts University showed that cutting 100 to 200 calories a day led to weight loss, improved cholesterol levels and significant boost to immune response.
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Behavioural correlates of successful weight reduction over 3 y. Results from the Lean Habits Study
At 3y FU, 710 subjects (10.4% of all 6857 subjects who originally entered the study until February 2000) maintained a weight loss of 5% or more from baseline. Averages for all eight behavioural scores increased from baseline to 10 weeks follow-up with only few significant differences between the long-term success subgroups. Significant differences (P<0.05) were found for flexible control and restriction Garcinia Cambogia Extract of quantity of food. At 1y FU, most of the average scores were lower than at 10 week FU, and we found significant differences between the two success-subgroups (P<0.05) for all behavioural dimensions except for rigid control and physical activity. Therefore, we defined 'maintenance of behavioural improvement' if the score for a behavioural characteristic was maintained or further improved from 10 week FU to 1y FU. With the exception of rigid control and restriction of amount of food, the maintenance of behavioural improvement for each of the eight scores was associated with a significantly higher probability of successful weight reduction after 3y ( Table 1 ). The percentage of successful weight reduction increased with the number of behavioural scores for which improvement was maintained and was highest in subjects who maintained five to eight behavioural improvements ( Table 2 ).
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