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Does Blackstrap Molasses Help You Lose Weight?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Karen McCarthy

The only way to lose weight is to expend more calories than you consume from food so your body can burn off stores of fat. Replacing high-calorie foods with low-calorie foods that are also fiber-rich and therefore more filling will help you create this calorie deficit.