One of the main reasons why so many people have become overweight in the West is due to their eating too many calories. The consumption of more calories than are burned each day means that the body stores the extra calories as fat. The modern diet certainly allows a person to eat well beyond the […]
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Find Out How To Lose Weight Fast With Minimum Side Effects
Every person has a question in mind on how to lose weight fast? But I was not able to get the exact answers for this question. Everyone has his own views but the result remains the same. The urge to lose weight fast may lead people to harsh effects. In the race to lose weight […]
Geeting Started With A Weight Loss Program Is Easy
A lot of people want to lose weight. The impression we have is that we have to really get geared up mentally to start. We plan, we set a date, we worry and we fuss over the upcoming start and trauma of a pending diet. Relax! Beginning a weight loss program should be easy and […]
Bulk Up Your Diet With Negative Calorie Foods
Did you know that there are some foods, which require more energy to metabolize than we obtain from eating them? This result is usually referred to as the negative calorie effect. A simple example is water. It supplies zero calories, but requires energy to swallow and warm to body temperature. Below is a list of […]
Indian Food As Part Of A Weight Loss Regime
Most people think that you can’t possibly eat Indian food, if you’re on a slimming diet. That’s a fair statement if you always eat Indian food in restaurants, because many traditional Indian recipes involve either deep frying or the use of ghee (clarified butter). However, if you cook Indian food at home, it can easily […]
Weight Loss Diets A Review Of 4 Popular Diets
There are a number of diets available, but here I review four which are popular at the moment. 1000 calorie diet Trying the 1000 calorie diet is only advisable for one week, due to your body entering starvation mode and conserving fat. Overdoing the 1000 calorie diet is counterproductive to your body so try to […]
Calorie Definition And Weight Loss
The food calorie is sometimes capitalized as Calorie to distinguish it from the chemistry calorie; however, this capitalization is rarely observed in practice. The Nutrition Calorie Nutritionists measure the energy content of food in “calories” (sometimes capitalized and abbreviated as Cal or sometimes C, or abbreviated kcal as if small calories were being used), where […]
How To Deal With Snack Attacks
Ever get a snack attack between meals? Who hasn’t? But snack attacks can actually work as an advantage for your weight loss. Snack attacks are actually a good thing because eating frequently instead of waiting until you’re extremely hungry is a good way to avoid overeating. It helps keep blood sugar levels normal and brain […]
Best Diets To Lose Weight
Some thing tasty and yummy and yet you lose weight…… All the best diet plans are based on restrictions on carbohydrates, fats and high calorie products. During diet plans you can take fruits, green leafy vegetables, roughages and foodstuffs having less calories. Top Diet Plans: The Cabbage Soup diet has been used by dieters for […]
Weight Loss Secrets Revealed
When people lose weight, everyone wants to know their secret. Now, you too can have the secrets to safe, healthy weight loss without the hunger pains. Here’s the scenario. You run into Megan. She’s an old college friend. You know the one. She was pudgy and wore loose shirts and blue jeans to camouflage the […]
Health And Fitness Software What Should Be In It Part 2
A good health and fitness program needs to focus on factors that prevent us from becoming unhealthy. One factor that has definitely a correlation with unhealthiness is obesity. The health consequences for being overweight or obese are vast and may include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and some cancers […]
Calorie Counting Done The Right Way Weight Loss Absolutely
You and I know that losing fat and staying in great shape is a difficult task because it is so hard to stay motivated and it is so tempting to cheat, especially when you can hide the cheating. We dieters have all been in a starving situation when dieting and our mind reasons very quickly […]
Can Eating Certain Foods Help You To Lose Weight
The best way to lose weight is by consuming fewer calories than you expend or conversely, by expending more calories than you consume. Experts have discovered that certain foods can actually help you to lose weight without the stress of dieting or exercise. The down side is that many of us have a tendency to […]
Weight Loss Is All To Do With Calories
What is a calorie? The definition of a calorie is “the amount of energy, or heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius”. A calorie is a unit of energy that is associated with food and drink and is a measure of the energy, or heat, that food […]
How To Diet
The secret of how to diet isn’t a complicated process. Many people have forgotten that cutting calories means losing weight. Now, you can do this without being hungry! Wouldn’t it be great if life came with a “How To” manual? Some people think the same is true of dieting. With so many fad diets on […]
How To Maintain Your Weight Over Christmas And Holiday
For all of us holidays, especially around Christmas is the season where we meet our family, friends and enjoy the time together. It is also the time when we tend to eat a lot, especially high calorie, high fat rich food items like pastries or meat based dishes. And then once we are done with […]
How The Brain Affects Our Health
Almost everyone is aware today, of the importance of protein in our diet. Protein directly affects our muscles, tissues and organs. It also directly effects the development of these organs, our brain included. What happens if we don’t get the necessary protein or any of the other many nutrients our body, not just our brain, […]
All Calories Are Not Created Equal
Eat less fat. Eat more fat. Carbs are bad. Carbs are good. Nutrition advice changes so often, no wonder so many people are confused. But when it comes it calories, the advice to consume fewer of them seems set in stone. After all, “a calorie is a calorie”-Right? Wrong. For years, we’ve been told that […]
Finding Recipes Low Calorie Style
If you are one of the many people that have decided to take the low calorie leap, you are probably at a loss as to where to find recipes to cook. It is great to want to eat healthier, but sometimes you need a little guidance. If you need help finding recipes, low calorie style, […]
A Battle Of Great Proportions The Fight Against Obesity
Recent studies came up with a statistical figure that approximately fifty-eight million men and women are overweight; roughly forty million are obese; and around three million are morbidly obese. Another study said that eight out of ten adults over twenty-five are overweight. Being overweight and obese has been an on-going concern for a lot of […]