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Is dieting or exercise better for weight loss?

October 15, 2007

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It's a bit complicated, but basically, it's the net calorie deficit - expending more energy than you consume - that counts, said Eric Ravussin, a physiologist at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La. (Full article: 250 words)

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