Getting Healthier Without Dieting

Reuters Health reported a couple days ago that doctors in London find obese women can get healthier through Healthy Lifestyle habits even if they don’t lose significant weight. “Healthy Lifestyle’ means the usual things–better eating habits and exercising more, but it doesn’t necessarily mean cutting calories to the point that a lot of weight comes off.

Reuters quotes Dr. Erika Borkoles of Leeds saying that “Psychological and physical health improved independent of substantial weight loss.”  The women in the study only lost a couple kilograms in a year, but showed improvements in self-image, stress and fitness levels.

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