Is Swimming Good for Weight Loss?

Swimming and weight loss: Exercising in cool water or under cool conditions on land can lead to an increase in post-workout calorie intake.

Isn’t that interesting? I’m surprised I had never heard about that before I took that deep research dive for my weight-loss opus How Not to Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-n.... The video trailer is here: Trailer for How Not to Diet: Dr. Greger’s Guide to Weight Loss (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/trai.... (All proceeds I receive for all of my books goes to charity.)

For more on exercise and weight loss, see:
• How Much Exercise to Sustain Weight Loss (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-...)
• The Role of Diet vs. Exercise in the Obesity Epidemic (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-...)
• Diet vs. Exercise for Weight Loss (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet...)

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