Weight loss - Controversial facts
Weight loss industry is a multi-billion pound industry and as
such its often plagued by controversy. These range from controversial
diets that do more harm than good, to weight loss diet pills that
bring on heart attacks and suicidal tendencies. Politics also
plays a huge part in the weight loss and diet controversy. For
example, even though there is enough food to feed every person
in the world, there are still people who are starving to death.
What's also controversial is the strange fact that the biggest
killer in the world is no longer hunger, but obesity.
Some of the controversial weight loss facts:
- In 1960s, it was predicted that the world was doomed due to population growth and the mass starvation that humanity faced. Yet today, the biggest killer is not lack of food, but obesity!
- In developing countries, people suffer from both obesity and hunger concurrently. This is because the quality of the food they eat is mainly junk foods which provide excessive calories without much nutritional value.
- Governments are spending more to abolish hunger in the world than obesity, yet obesity is a far larger killer.
- Farmers produce enough food for everyone in the world, and yet, hunger persists because of political conflict, natural disasters and poverty.
The controversy continues when the weight loss industry has tried to address the obesity epidemic through methods which have been shown to be harm full in the long run. These have included pills such as Fen-Phen which were shown to cause heart problems, and as such, were removed from the market in 1997. Or a drug called Acomplia was withdrawn as it was shown to increase suicidal tendencies. The weight loss industry is trying very hard to address the obesity epidemic, but, what the industry may need to consider is not a magical pill, but a way to educate people to adopt a weight loss lifestyle. Recent behavioural research has shown that taking diet pills actually encourages people to eat more fatty foods and sweets. People tend to feel less guilty about eating fatty foods.
The weight loss industry has a difficult task a head as most
research have been done based on tracking a single nutrient and
does not consider contributors such as genetics and behavioural.
But one basic fact still remains, the golden rule for weight loss
is:
- Eat less and often
- Exercise
- Consume more whole grain, fruits and vegetables
- Avoid ready made meals, junk foods and drinks.
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 Children & Obesity
In simple terms, obesity is caused when the body stores excessive calories.
Obesity in civilized countries is reaching epidemic proportions. What
is worrying is that the children too are now more obese than ever before
in the history of man kind!
Child Obesity and Weight Loss
 Calories and Weight Loss Weight loss depends on the amount of calorie intake. Calories are used by the body to perform its day-to-day functions. However, when the calories taken in is greater than the energy burnt, then the excess calories are stored as fat. The most common reasons for excessive consumption of calories are:
- Psychological
- Emotional
- Lack of knowledge
- Habit
calories and weight loss
 Weight loss plans There are a number of VERY dangerous diet plans used to target weight loss. A dangerous, or misleading, diet is one which provides "rapid" result. Remember, in order for a diet to be effective and safe, your body needs time to adjust to the change in your lifestyle. This is because rapid dieting will almost always have health consequences, and in fact research has also shown that as soon as your body adjusts to the diet, you will start to put on weight at even a higher rate than before.
Weight loss diet
 Weight Loss plans to be avoided For legal reasons we are unable to actually name dangerous or misleading
weight loss diets, however, the following is a list which should help
you identify these diets for yourself.
- Any diet that cuts out any essential food groups (Specially carbohydrates!)
- Any diet that promises or guarantees fast result
- Any diet that involves you drinking only liquid food.
- Any diet that involves you buying processed and ready made "food
substitutes".
Weight loss diets
 Diet The food you eat is the single most important factor in your
weight loss program. Weight loss is only achieved through
a healthy diet.
Weight loss diet and health
 Exercise Exercise is vital not only to a safe weight loss plan, but, is also crucial to the general operation and well being of the human body.
Weight loss exercise
 Measuring Body Fat Measuring the Body Fat is a much more accurate way of measuring
how your weight loss program is going than using a bathroom
scale. The bathroom scales are highly misleading!
Measure Body Fat
 Swimming Swimming is a VERY effective and safe way of burning calories. Its one of the safest ways of exercising as you do not put any excessive force on the joints.
Swimming
 Walking Walking is one of the safest form of exercise as you burn those calories without excessive wear and tear on the joints.
Walking
 Pilates and Yoga Pilates and Yoga are important to any weight loss program as they both encourage good body posture and alignment.
Pilates
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