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Nutrition Information Tips for Healthy Diet
What’s so bad about foods high in fat?
Fat has almost twice the calories of carbohydrates and proteins. The calories from fat is more easily converted into fat than carbohydrates and proteins. The fat in your diet may confuse your appetite so that you may not realize you are full.
Can I trust nutrition information I get from newspapers and magazines?
Nutrition tips from different sources sometimes contradict each other. You should always check with your doctor first. Also, keep in mind the following advice:
* Comes to nutrition there is no “magic wand”. There is no single diet that works for everyone. You need to find a meal plan that works for you.
* Good nutrition does not come in a vitamin pill. You can take a vitamin pill to make sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals, but your body benefits the most when you eat healthy foods. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Control Our Weight
What does it take to lose weight?
To lose weight, you have to reduce the number of calories you consume and start burning more calories each day. Calories are the amount of energy in the food you eat. Some foods have more calories than others.
For example, foods high in fat and sugar are also high in calories. Your body uses calories for energy. If you eat more calories than you use, the extra calories are stored as fat in your body.
One pound (0.373 kg) of fat is roughly 3,500 calories. To lose one pound of fat in a week you have to eat 3,500 calories less, this equates to 500 fewer calories each day, or have to “burn 3,500 calories.
You can burn calories by exercising or just being more active. Talk to your family doctor before beginning any exercise program. Your doctor may tell you what kind of exercise program is right for you.
You can lose weight by eating fewer calories. But to lose weight and maintain weight loss, you need to eat fewer calories and burn calories.
If you cut 250 calories from your diet each day and exercise enough to burn 250 calories, that adds up to 500 calories less a day. If you do this for seven days, you can lose a pound of fat in a week. Read the rest of this entry »