A moment on the lips, a year on the hips

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 07:00 in Health & Medicine

A short period of excess food consumption can have long term effects on your body weight and fat storage even after the initial weight is lost. A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism has found that a four-week episode of increased energy intake and decreased exercise can cause increased weight and fat mass more than two years later when compared to control individuals...

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