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  2. Weight cycling - Wikipedia

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    Yo-yo cycle. Weight cycling, also known as yo-yo dieting, is the repeated loss and gain of weight, resembling the up-down motion of a yo-yo.The purpose of the temporary weight loss the yo-yo diet delivers is to lure the dieting into the illusion of success, but due to the nature of the diet, they are impossible to sustain, therefore the dieter gives up, often due to hunger or discomfort, and ...

  3. Protein-sparing modified fast (diet) - Wikipedia

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    The concept of "protein-sparing modified fast" (PSMF) was described by George Blackburn in the early 1970s as an intensive weight-loss diet designed to mitigate the harms associated with protein-calorie malnutrition [8] and nitrogen losses induced by either acute illness or hypocaloric diets in patients with obesity, in order to adapt the patient's metabolism sufficiently to use endogenous fat ...

  4. Penis enlargement - Wikipedia

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    Penis enlargement, or male enhancement, is any technique aimed to increase the size of a human penis. Some methods aim to increase total length, others the shaft's girth, and yet others the glans size. Techniques include surgery, supplements, ointments, patches, and physical methods like pumping, jelqing, and traction.

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  6. Health at Every Size - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Health at Every Size ( HAES) is a public health framework that emphasizes all bodies have the right to seek out health, regardless of size, without bias, and reduce stigma towards people who are in larger bodies. [ 1] Proponents argue that traditional interventions focused on weight loss, such as dieting, do not reliably produce ...

  7. Set point theory - Wikipedia

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    In humans, when calories are restricted because of war, famine, or diet, lost weight is typically regained quickly, including for obese patients. [2] In the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, after human subjects were fed a near-starvation diet for a period, losing 66% of their initial fat mass, and later allowed to eat freely, they reattained and even surpassed their original fat levels ...

  8. Criticism of fast food - Wikipedia

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    After six years on the diet, the trans fat fed monkeys had gained 7.2% of their body weight, compared to just 1.8% in the unsaturated fat group. A five-year study conducted in Singapore showed that frequent fast food consumers (more than twice a week) had a significant increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and an increased risk of death ...

  9. PS4's size, weight, and temperature revealed - AOL

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    Some new documents filed through the FCC have revealed the size, weight, and running temperature of the PlayStation 4. The PS4's size measure 275 x 53 x 305 mm, while weighing around 2.8kg (6.17 lb).