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The Simple Science Behind Weight Loss

Matt JohnstonMar 12, 2014, 18:45 IST

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There are thousands of diet plans out there with lots of different approaches to achieving the same goal: trim the fat.

With hundreds of thousands of people dying from obesity every year, the secrets behind weight loss are being probed at every corner. But are there universal truths about weight loss that we can all learn?

The answer is yes. There is an undeniable science behind the process of losing weight, and it all boils down to a simple equation.