What Factors Matter Most For Weight Loss?

A study from Stanford University indicates that personalized diets may be the best path forward.

By Mac Stone
Jan 18, 2023 3:00 PM
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Recent findings suggest that a unique diet can be more effective for weight loss than committing oneself to cutting calories or working out.

The findings show that several biomarkers in a person's body predict how successful they will be at losing weight and keeping it off, according to an analysis of a 2018 year-long Stanford University study. These biomarkers, or indicators in the body, include signatures from a person's gut microbiome, certain proteins produced in the human body and levels of carbon dioxide they exhale. 

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