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Can a DNA test improve your diet?
A DNA test for nutrition shows how your body processes nutrients—from carbohydrates and fats to caffeine. This allows you to tailor your diet and live more healthily. But does genetic testing really provide the hoped-for benefits? Let’s take a closer look!
Maintaining weight after losing it: what really helps
Maintaining weight after weight loss: what really helps The key points at a glance The difficult phase begins after weight loss. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care puts it directly: Maintaining weight loss over the long term...
Determine your metabolic type: what can and cannot be measured
Determining your metabolic type: what can and cannot be measured The most important points at a glance There is no metabolic type as a fixed category in any vetted source. We searched the consumer advice center, the DGE, the BfR,...
Lose weight without giving anything up: what’s possible and what’s just advertising
Losing weight without deprivation: what is possible and what is advertising The essentials at a glance Weight loss is not possible without an energy deficit. The patient guideline on obesity gives a figure for this: about 500 kilocalories less per...