Article #1 in the link below in the current issue of Harvard Medical School’s Healtbeat provides a succinct report of why dieters, particularly women, must also exercise. Also interesting is the quantitative data about burning calories in exercise, particularly the 2,000 calories / week maximum.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/HEALTHbeat_083105.htm
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