Health and Fitness

According to the Centre for Nutritional Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, on average, dieters are likely to regain 17 per cent of their weight loss after 2.7 years.

The study investigates 602 individuals who have taken the weight loss program organized by the Centre one to five years before the survey. It was found that the percentage of weight bounced back increases with the time lapsed after taken the program. For those who have taken the program one year before, the percentage is 18 per cent. But if it is five years before, the percentage increases to 61 per cent.

Of 602 cases under studies, only 12 per cent did not have their weight rebounded, 49 per cent regained 1 to 25 per cent of their original weight loss while 39 per cent with weight rebounded 26 per cent or more which is beyond the acceptable range.

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If you’ve been reading any of my earlier articles you’ll already know that I love the game of golf. I am absolutely passionate about this game and firmly believe that it should be a daily habit – for me, that is. I’m open to making it a twice daily event on occasions as well, without fear of experiencing a negative overdose. For me, there is no such thing as playing too much golf.

When the weather is remotely conducive to playing golf I find it really difficult to stay indoors. My golf clubs flash at me in my mind like beacons and I itch to get out of the door and off up the road to the golf course. I like to live on a daylight hours schedule; if its daylight, I prefer to be outside. I can catch up on work when it’s dark or too cold, windy or wet…