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Sep 2021
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How Fitness Trackers Sabotage Weight Los...

QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Monica Reinagel
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Many people use diet and activity trackers to log their food intake and exercise. But it seems to be backfiring. Nutrition Diva explains this paradox.

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