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Recent Examples of dieting
Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Could the connection between the intestines and mammary gland point to the importance of dieting?
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
For example, weight loss from dieting might differ from weight loss due to illness.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
Who can try the dieting trend, and who should avoid it?
—Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
Shedding pounds these days isn’t as easy, or as unhealthy, as just crash-dieting.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Only moderate to high-intensity aerobic training reduces visceral fat without dieting, said Abelsson.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
The study found that rapid dieting and extreme exercise permanently altered how their bodies burned calories.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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If social media is any indication, lean bulking still commonly involves extreme dieting, which can lead to nutrition deficiencies, hormonal changes, eating disorders, and loss of muscle and bone density.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Could the connection between the intestines and mammary gland point to the importance of dieting?
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
For example, weight loss from dieting might differ from weight loss due to illness.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
Who can try the dieting trend, and who should avoid it?
—Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
Shedding pounds these days isn’t as easy, or as unhealthy, as just crash-dieting.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Only moderate to high-intensity aerobic training reduces visceral fat without dieting, said Abelsson.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
The study found that rapid dieting and extreme exercise permanently altered how their bodies burned calories.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Dieting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dieting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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