Medsblog. About health and medicine
REDUCING YOUR RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: EATING FOR BETTER HEALTH – PRINCIPLES OF WEIGHT CONTROL
Posted under Cardio & Blood-Cholesterol by adminPerhaps it seems odd to think that the problem of being overweight is having too much energy, but that is a fact. Stored body fat (adipose tissue) is potential energy. The only way your body will use this stared energy is if you “burn” more energy than you take in. By limiting calorie intake and increasing energy use through activity, your body will have to draw from some of its stored body fat meet your energy needs.If you need to lose weight, a slow and steady approach is safest and more likely to be permanent. One rule of thumb for losing about a pound a week is to reduce 500 calories a day. A combination of cutting back on your calorie intake and increasing the number of calories you “burn” through exercise is an ideal way to achieve a 500 calorie deficit. It is not a good idea to consume fewer than 1,400 calories without your doctor’s advice, because it is d to get the nutrition you need with limited quantities of food. Also, weight loss may be too rapid in some people eating fewer than 1,400 calories Once you are satisfied with weight, your goal will be to ma it by having your calorie intake evenly balance the calories you “burn.’By concentrating more on calorie balance than on pounds preparing yourself at the outset for one aspect of weight loss which is distressing to a lot of people. It is discouraging when you step on the scale after making an honest effort at restricting r calories and increasing activity level, only to find that there has been negligible loss of weight. In reality, this may be a sign that you are doing it right! Indeed, what is occurring is that depots are being used up, but because of exercise you are adding muscle. Weight loss will occur if the negative calorie balance is sustained, but key word will be “consistency.”The need for a sustained, consistent program of negative calorie balance followed by lifelong even-calorie balance means that the program has to mesh with the realities of your daily life. There is little to be gained by a heroic 6-week diet and exercise regimen (even if it is a nutritionally sound one, as opposed to a “crash diet”) if it is so inconvenient that afterward you must eliminate it simply to get on with your life. Rather, apply the same philosophy that works for controlling your cholesterol: incorporate calorie consciousness into your daily life without letting it dominate your life. This approach will give you a head start in ensuring that the dietary principles you learn will become second nature to you.*286\252\8*
