Detoxes also tends to lead to overeating, they found, suggesting there are more downsides than benefits to dieting in both the short term and the long term. The study's authors, at the University of Helsinki, conclude that eating meals regularly is the best way to ensure a healthy weight, and making it easier to control your weight in later life. Over the 10 years the average weight gain in women was just under two pounds per year and in men, 2.2 pounds. In the long term, such approaches seem to actually accelerate getting fatter, rather than prevent it,' Kärkkäinen said. Regular and sufficient meals support the natural biological functions of the body, and help in managing one's eating habits and weight management in the long term.

Source: Daily Mail March 26, 2018 17:48 UTC