{"id":499,"date":"2025-06-19T10:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/weightloss\/?p=499"},"modified":"2025-06-19T10:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:32:57","slug":"why-your-body-fights-weight-loss-katherine-saunders-ted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/weightloss\/?p=499","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Body Fights Weight Loss | Katherine Saunders | TED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-Yd4PdmYzg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Why does losing weight often feel like an uphill battle? Physician Katherine Saunders unpacks how our bodies are wired to store fat, revealing that obesity isn\u2019t simply a lack of willpower \u2014 it\u2019s a complex, chronic disease rooted in evolutionary biology. 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