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WHERE DIETS FAIL
When we discover that we
are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural
inclination to eat less food. We may skip lunch
or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the
hope that if we eat less our body will burn off
some of its fat. But that is not necessarily
true. Eating less actually makes it more
difficult to lose weight.
Keep in mind that the human body took shape
millions of years ago, and at that time there
were diets. The only low-calorie event in
people's lives was starvation. Those who could
cope with a temporary lack of food were the ones
who survived. Our bodies, therefore, ahve
developed this built-in mechanism to help us
survive in the face of low food intake.
When researchers compare overweight and thin
people, they find that they ear roughly the same
number of calories. What makes overweight people
different is the amount of fat that they eat.
Thin people tend to eat less fat and more complex
carbohydrates.
Losing weight is not something one can do
overnight. A carefully planned weight loss
program requires common sense and certain
guidelines. Unfortunately, there's a lot of
misinformantion floating around and lots of
desperate people are easily duped and ripped off.
Every day one can open a magazine or newspaper
and see advertisements touting some new product,
pill or patch that will take excess weight off
quickly. Everyone seems to be looking for that
"magic" weight loss pill. Millions of
Americans are trying to lose weight, spending
billions of dollars every year on diet programs
and products. Often they do lose some weight.
But, if you check with the same people five years
later, you will find that nearly all have
regained whatever weight they lost.
A survey was done recently to try and determine
if any commercial diet program could prove
long-term success. Not a single program could do
so. So rampant has the so-called diet industry
become with new products and false claims that
the FDA has now stepped in and started clamping
down.
Being seriously overweight and particularly
obesity can develop into a number of diseases and
serious health problems, and it is now a known
fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some
of the excess frequently is saturated fat.
The myth is that people get heavy by eating too
many calories. Calories are a consideration it's
true, but overall they are not the cause of
obesity in America today. Americans actually take
in fewer calories each day than they did at the
beginning of the century. If calories alone were
the reason we become overweight, we should all be
thin. But we are not. Collectively, we are
heavier than ever. Partly, it is because we are
more sedentary now. But equally, as important is
the fact that the fat content of the American
diet has changed dramatically.
People who diet without exercising often get
fatter with time. Although your weight may
initially drop while dieting, such weight loss
consists mostly of water and muscle. When the
weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid
getting fatter over time, increase your
metabolism by exercising regularly.
Select an exercise routine that you are
comfortable with and remember that walking is one
of the best and easiest exercises for
strengthening your bones, controlling your weight
and toning your muscles.
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