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Seven Obesity Myths Shattered

By Sweta

“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.”

Full article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/01/30/obesity-weight-loss-myths.html