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Obese Dieters and Stomach Size
Stomach Balloon Test Reveals Stomach Reduction After Diet Among Obese Patients
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Stomach of Obese Dieter Does Shrink

It has been an unproven long-standing popular notion that dieting could result in "shrinking" of the stomach. Accordingly, persons who dieted for an extended period of time might require less and less food to feel fully satisfied.

In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Allan Geliebter and colleagues from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons reported their data of obese patients who took a 600 calorie diet for 4 weeks.

Patients were studied before and after the 4-week test period with a stomach balloon measuring device. The researchers found that the obese dieters had a 27 percent reduction of the measured size of their stomachs, while loosing an average of 9.1 kg (18.2 lbs). Furthermore, obese dieters felt the sensation of stomach "fullness" at a 36 percent smaller stomach capacity than non-dieters.

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