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Written By: Agencies | Published : June 27, 2015 11:41 AM IST
It s psychological. You won t weigh yourself often and get disappointed if you are not losing weight. But when you are making efforts to lose weight, it is important that you check your weight so that you stay motivated to reach your goal.
Researchers have revealed that frequent self-weighing and tracking results on a chart can help lose weight and keep it off.
A two-year Cornell University study found that people who lost weight with this approach in the first year maintained that weight loss throughout the second year. David Levitsky, a professor of nutrition and psychology, said that this approach forced people to be aware of the connection between their eating and their weight. While daily weight checks did help women, they had a much greater effect on men.
The study is published in the Journal of Obesity.
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Source: ANI
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