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Benefits of Slow Weight Loss

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How do you know if you are attaining a healthy weight and if you are losing weight why is slow weight loss better than fast weight loss?

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This solution identifies an individual's proper weight and the advantages of slow versus rapid weight loss in terms of musculature loss.

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Weight loss is established by decrease mass without loss of musculature that is constant over time. A decrease in girth as well as other measures like fat content. A healthy weight can be a very individual thing. While BMI can serve to predict the ideal weight for some people it is often greatly inaccurate for others. A healthy ...

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