Cochrane findings that will help you (2012)

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One thing I found particularly interesting was that CBT therapy is 4x as effective as exercise for losing weight.

Exercise leads to an additional 2 lbs of weight loss over dieting alone.

But adding CBT lead to an additional 8 lbs of weight loss over diet and exercise4.

I think I'm going to have to change my mind about CBT. It seemed so crackpotty to me, but seems I was wrong! Slim waistline here I come.

Don't forget to exercise, just in case.

This doesn't surprise me at all. Exercise is not sufficient to lose weight. A single coke offsets an hour or two of exercise. Anything that focuses on altering diet will ultimately be much more effective.

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