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Total weight loss was not different between exercising and nonexercising subjects.
Weight loss outcomes may not differ significantly between those who exercise and those who do not when on a restricted diet.
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Total weight loss was not different between exercising and nonexercising subjects.
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Effects of Exercise and Food Restriction on Body Composition and Metabolic Rate in Obese Women
James O. Hill et al. · Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation · 1988
DOI 10.1097/00008483-198804000-00006
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