In Brief: Of pets and pounds
Researchers looked at overweight people who also had overweight dogs. Those who exercised with their pets lost a small amount of weight, but the dogs lost a bigger percentage of their body weight.
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Researchers looked at overweight people who also had overweight dogs. Those who exercised with their pets lost a small amount of weight, but the dogs lost a bigger percentage of their body weight.
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