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Study reports changing to a low-fat diet can induce stress

Changing one's diet to lose weight is often difficult. There may be physical and psychological effects that reduce the chances for success. With nearly 65 percent of the adult population currently classified as overweight or obese investigating factors that contribute to dieting failures is an important effort. In a study in the May 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry, researchers found that mice withdrawn from high-fat or high-carbohydrates diets became anxious and showed changes in their brains indicating higher stress levels.

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