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| 1. Over 95% dieter regain the weight because of genes, hormones & no self-control. |
| FALSE. Keeping the weight off simply requires different skills than losing weight on a diet. |
| 2. Exercise makes it easier to lose weight because it burns off calories and decreases hunger. |
| FALSE. Exercise increases hunger and must be balanced with proper amounts of food. |
| 3. Eating high-calorie/ high-fat foods or eating late at night is always fattening. |
| FALSE. Staying within your calorie allowance prevents fat gain 24 hours a day. |
| 4. The fat in cellulite is more stubborn to burn than normal fat. |
| FALSE. Cellulite is overstuffed with normal fat, fluid retention and poor muscle tone. |
| 5. Walking a mile burns as many calories as running a mile. |
| TRUE. The amount of work is the same, just takes you longer to walk. |
| 6. Walking a mile burns more FAT than running a mile. |
| TRUE. A great percentage of calories are burned from fat at lower intensity levels. |
| 7. If you over eat, then eat less at the next meal or postpone the next meal. |
| TRUE. Your not missing the meal. You've already eaten it a head of schedule. |
| 8. Abdominal exercise trims fat from your midsection. |
| FALSE. You can only reduce overall body fat by burning more calories than you eat.. |
| 9. Low fat milk has less calcium than full fat milk. |
| FALSE. Skimmed or semi-skimmed milk has more calcium than full fat milk. |
| 10. If we eat less fat we will lose weight. |
| FALSE. We need to eat less fat and reduce the calorie intake to lose weight. |
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