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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.med
Subject: Re: Need info on "Gold Key" Weight loss plan
Message-ID: <392@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 19:55:03 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 24 19:55:03 1985
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Summary: 

In article <812@terak.UUCP> doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) writes:
>
>There are no known effective weight loss programs (if "effective"
>means that the weight is not regained within a few months or years).
>
>The best thing you can do for overweight (presuming that it isn't
>life-threatening) is to ignore it and go on with your life.  Too many
>overweight people go through life unhappy and frustrated, trying to lose
>weight the whole time and only "yo-yoing".  For right now it is an
>unwinnable war; better to focus your attention and energy on something
>that you enjoy.
>-- 

You are correct in that it is better to remain overweight than to
yo-yo up and down by periodically starving yourself.  However,
neither of those two options is ideal.

You are wrong to say that there is no effective weight-loss program.
Most people will be safely able to take off most excess weight and
keep it off merely by a daily half hour of race-walking (or an
alternative suitably strenuous exercise).

	Frank Silbermann