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So much for a quick fix. A study that has been talked about for a few weeks but that just made it to print finds that most of the commercial weight loss diets do not work.

The New York Times > Health > Fitness & Nutrition > Diet and Lose Weight? Scientists Say 'Prove It!':

"The study, published in today's issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, found that with the exception of Weight Watchers, no commercial program had published reliable data from randomized trials showing that people who participated weighed less a few months later than people who did not participate. And even in the Weight Watchers study, the researchers said, the results were modest, with a 5 percent weight loss after three to six months of dieting, much of it regained"

Company oficials of course said that they have information showing the diets work. So maybe?????

Best advice if you want to lose weight? Exercise (starting out slowly and with a doctor's approval!), cut back on calorie consumption, and eat more fruits and vegetables (and skip the high caloric dips etc). It may not be as exciting as some of the promises of commerical weight-loss plans, but as the study shows, losing weight quickly rarely happens.