More Americans are on diets. In general, people continue to understand that traditional dieting (deprivation, short-term solutions) spell failure. Instead, it takes permanent lifestyle changes to take and keep weight off. Thirty-three percent of U.S. adults (71 million people) are currently dieting.

Last Updated 8/2007
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