Thursday, January 31, 2013

Obesity Myths

CBC News Posted: Jan 30, 2013 5:13 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 30, 2013 6:33 PM ET Many widely held beliefs about weight loss don't stand up to scientific scrutiny, say doctors who want to set the public health record straight on myths like the calorie-burning benefits of sex or the value of eating breakfast. In Wednesday's online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, U.S. doctors tackle seven obesity-related myths commonly found in the media and material from government agencies as well as six presumptions thought to be true despite a lack of convincing evidence. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/01/30/obesity-weight-loss-myths.html

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