Secrets of Successful Dieters in Harvard Women's Health Watch, May 2002.

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Hi All,

Regarding: Secrets of Successful Dieters in Harvard Women's Health

Watch, May 2002, chew on this one.

The diet strategies of those with > 5 year weight loss of > 30 pounds

were:

89% modified food intake and exercised. Also weighed themselves

often.

88% limited certain types of foods.

44% reduced portion size.

44% counted calories.

Most ate breakfast.

92% limited certain foods.

49% limited calories % from fat, 36% counted fat calories and 30%

counted calories % from fat.

24% fat, 56% carbohydrates and 19% protein was the average diet.

44% average increases were seen in exercise.

Also, in regainers, 77% did not exercise, rather than change diet or

metabolic factors.

Do numbers voting with their diets lie? Lies, damn lies and

statitics?

Cheers, Al.