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Fat people lose weight at high altitudes sans dieting | | Tried every plan in the diet book but love handles still giving you nightmares? Well, here's a tip: Move to a mountaintop. In a study, detailed in
the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Obesity, it was found that obese individuals who
spent time at a mountain facility at high altitudes lost weight without going
on a diet. What's more, they kept the pounds off for at least four weeks once
they returned to normal altitudes, reports Live Science. Study boffins believe
that the weight loss could be attributed to the thin air, which may have decreased
participants' appetites and increased their metabolism, meaning they burned more
calories sans a workout. However, researchers say, the findings are very preliminary
and were only tested in a small sample of people. To reach the conclusion, Dr.
Florian Lippl, of Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , Germany , and his
colleagues enrolled 20 obese male participants, with an average weight of 230
pounds (105 kg). |
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