http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/obesit...ible-1.2663585
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Obesity research confirms long-term weight loss almost impossible
No known cure for obesity except surgically shrinking the stomach
By Kelly Crowe, CBC News Posted: Jun 04, 2014 5:00 PM ET
There's a disturbing truth that is emerging from the science of obesity. After years of study, it's becoming apparent that it's nearly impossible to permanently lose weight.
As incredible as it sounds, that's what the evidence is showing. For psychologist Traci Mann, who has spent 20 years running an eating lab at the University of Minnesota, the evidence is clear. "It couldn't be easier to see," she says. "Long-term weight loss happens to only the smallest minority of people."
We all think we know someone in that rare group. They become the legends — the friend of a friend, the brother-in-law, the neighbour — the ones who really did it.
But if we check back after five or 10 years, there's a good chance they will have put the weight back on. Only about five per cent of people who try to lose weight ultimately succeed, according to the research. Those people are the outliers, but we cling to their stories as proof that losing weight is possible.
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The article doesn't address WHY the weight is gained back. It doesn't say whether people are unable to maintain the changes in their lifestyle (eating, exercise, etc) that resulted in the short to midterm weight loss or whether there are other biological or physiological issues that cause the body to regain weight even if the changes are maintained. Lots of not so great comments on the CBC website.