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Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

The science of weight loss

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We've all heard the conventional wisdom on how to lose weight: eat less and exercise more. But new research shows that shedding pounds and keeping them off may be more complicated than a "one-size-fits-all" approach.

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Dr. Kevin Hall, senior investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Victoria Jarzabkowski Lindsay, a dietitian and the owner of District Nutrition, about the relationship between weight and body chemistry.

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