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1. Maintenance requirements in a fat loss program may be more demanding and may differ significantly from actions leading to initial fat loss. 2. Energy restricting diets alone should not be used for fat loss over an extended period as these lead to physiological adaptations which can counteract the fat loss. 3. Energy restriction below [...]

The process of conversion of fatty acids in the blood stream to triglycerides in the fat cell and back again to fatty acids in the bloodstream is a constant one. The biochemical term for the rebuilding of FFAs into TG in the fat cell is esterification. There is an active cycle of free, or unesterifted, [...]

Helen Stein loves to eat. These days, the 73-year-old Larchmont, New York, resident eats more than ever—and she hasn’t gained back an ounce of the 38 pounds that she lost 15 years ago. How? By choosing foods that fill her up, not out. Helen’s battle of the bulge began 65 years ago, when she was [...]