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Exercise may work better for keeping weight off than losing it
ScienceDailySaturday, August 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Exercise may not be a powerful weight-loss tool on its own, but it appears to play a much bigger role in preventing lost weight from returning.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Exercise may not be a powerful weight-loss tool on its own, but it appears to play a much bigger role in preventing lost weight from returning.
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Exercise may not be a powerful weight-loss tool on its own, but it appears to play a much bigger role in preventing lost weight from returning.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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ScienceDaily published: Exercise may work better for keeping weight off than losing it
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