When you are obese it's nearly impossible to lose weight, despite what people tell you.
Researchers said the overall chances of an obese man obtaining a normal body weight were 1 in 210. For women, it was 1 in 124.
Those odds worsen as a person’s weight increases.
Men with a BMI over 40 had a 1 in 1,290 chance of becoming healthy while women in that category had a 1 in 677 chance.
Losing 5 percent of their weight was successful for about 10 percent of women and 1 in 12 men.
Researchers say less than 1 percent of obese people get back to a healthy body weight. Experts say new approaches are needed to fight this common ailment.
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