Does Your Race Make It Harder to Lose Weight?
While dieticians claims that eating fewer calories leads to weight loss, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine reveals that isn't always the case--at least if you're an African American woman. Studying the effects of calorie-restricted diets on women of different races, lead researcher James Delany says that African American women have more trouble losing weight--and it's all due to their metabolisms. "African-American women have a lower energy expenditure," explains Delany. "They're going to have to…
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