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The road to happiness is hard to find. But once you have it in your hands, you should be careful in regard to your belly, because a recent study in Japan has demonstrated that being overly optimistic may act as a major obstacle in terms of losing weight and lose weight.

Although optimism is usually taken as very positive, the study published in the journal Biopsychosocial Medicine showed that people who are too happy and optimistic find it difficult to lose weight.

To this end, researchers studied the psychological profiles of 101 obese people, women and men who participated in a weight loss program that lasted six months. Surprisingly, those who showed more difficulty in meeting their missions were the most optimistic.

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Being optimistic not only improves your mood but it is good for your health, according to a new study in the United States.

An optimistic attitude helps improve the functioning of your immune system. Volunteers for research were students in the first year of law school, among them was found that those most optimistic had a stronger immune system and responded better to viruses and bacteria.

When his optimism waned, so did their immune system.

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