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Junk food addicts argue with health food nuts, asserting white bread to be the best. The health food nuts retaliate exclaiming about how much better store bought whole wheat bread is than white bread.
Being or facing the risk of becoming heavier than ideal weight is a burden that most Americans have to encounter today. It has been approached by many as a curse bestowed on them by unseen forces, but the truth is that lack of understanding about the nature of the problem is the major reason for failure in the almost universal desire to be as close to the ideal weight as possible.
Why should any one attempt weight reduction, if and when there is no obvious impact on physical health? An inadequate answer to this question is often the underlying reason why most individuals fail to take corrective action before it is too late. My answer to that question is that in the absence of physical illness causing weight gain, gradually increasing adipose tissue content of the body may be an unrecognized indicator of loss of motivation, a sign of gradually deteriorating self-esteem and/or perhaps a sign of latent depression even in the absence of overt health problems induced by obesity.
The commonest reason for failure in a weight reduction program is the fact that the candidate does not undergo an appropriate psychological preparation. Those who expect miraculous weight losses as promised by most advertisements on television commercials are bound to be disappointed because participation in most weight reduction programs have resulted in wallets getting slimmer faster than bodies! There is no way in which the adipose tissue mass of an adult person whose average pre-program daily expenditure of Calories is not above 2400, can be safely lowered by more than 2 pounds (loss of 8200 Calories from fat stores) in a week.
THE HUMAN BODY can be functionally compartmentalized into three parts for understanding the management of problems associated with weight. The first consists of the organs that maintain the different functions of life, the skeletal tissue that supports the body as well as the musculature that activates it.
ENERGY SOURCES What are the sources of energy that are available to human beings? Essentially they are three. The first is carbohydrate derived basically from grains and sugars.
SOME KNOWLEDGE about the biochemistry of the metabolism of the three major energy sources is also appropriate for anyone undertaking weight reduction. This is because of the interrelationships between these energy sources and the way they are handled by the body after they have been ingested as part of a meal.
AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.
AFP - Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday.
Reuters - People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.
Could germs be making you fat?
(Reuters)
Reuters - Germs that make their home in the gut may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers reported on Thursday. Your best diet? It might be in your genes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday. A Cheek Swab to Choose Your Diet Plan?
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Wondering if you'd do
better to cut carbs or fats to lose weight? A DNA test using a cheek swab
may reveal which approach would work best for you, new research
suggests. Child Obesity Rates Going Up
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that the
prevalence of obesity has grown in recent years among children aged 10 to
17, and certain kids are being especially hard hit. Obesity hits New York's poor neighborhoods hardest
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York City's obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but there are large variations across the city's neighborhoods, with lower income areas hit hardest, a new study finds. Snacks mean U.S. kids moving toward "constant eating"
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Reuters - U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday.
