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Published online 14 February 2000 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news000217-4
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Fat burn today, fat yearn tomorrow
New research shows that a fitness binge may precipitate a fat binge. Moderation, says Sara Abdulla, is a far wiser course.
How'sthat new millennium fitness push going, hmm? If like me, your trainers have yet to see the light of the 21st century don't be fooled into thinking that a high-intensity once-a-week burn is going to be the way to go when you do eventually heave yourself off the sofa. New research in the Journal of Obesity1 hints that you'll only pig-out afterwards.
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