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The New Science of Metabolism and Weight Loss

The Art of Manliness

CHAPTER

The Weight Loss Paradox

This chapter examines the inherent challenges of weight loss, focusing on the body's evolutionary resistance mechanisms that complicate maintaining weight loss, as highlighted by reality show contestants. It emphasizes the need for sustainable strategies over quick fixes, contrasting human metabolic adaptations with those of apes and the implications for health and exercise.

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