In most advanced nations especially in America, doctors have always advised their patients to reduce their consumption of saturated fats such as butter in order to reduce weight and prevent heart disease. Patients are counseled to replace their diets containing saturated fats with diets rich in polyunsaturated fats as to reduce their risk of heart disease.
This is commendable as Harvard School of Public Health Researchers reviewed eight studies with a total of 13,614 participants and found that those who replaced saturated fats in their diet with polyunsaturated fats had a 19 per cent lower risk of coronary heart disease than those who did not make the switch. These studies provide conclusive evidence from randomized clinical trials that there is a benefit in switching from saturated fats to polyunsaturated fats. And moreover, according to the study published online in March 23 on the journal PLoS Medicine “for every five per cent increase in polyunsaturated fat consumption found in most vegetable oils, coronary heart disease risk was reduced by 10 per cent”.
Is it enough to just switch to polyunsaturated fats?
Even though researchers have proved beyond reasonable doubt that it is worth switching from diets with saturated fats to polyunsaturated fats but that is not enough to result to a significant weight loss.
"in the midst of America’s obesity epidemic, physicians frequently advise their patients to reduce the number of calories they are consuming on a daily basis. This research shows that simply dieting will not likely cause substantial weight loss. Instead, diet and exercise must be combined to achieve this goal," explained Judy Cameron PH.D., a senior scientist at OHSU`s Oregon National Primate Research Center, and a professor of behavioral neuroscience and obstetrics & gynecology in the OHSU School of Medicine, as well as a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh.
There is no specific number of hours somebody should exercise in a day but it is advisable to work out at least 45minutes daily. There are so many exercises one can engage in but it is always better to ascertain one’s state of health before making choice(s).Kindly visit your physician for more details and recommendation.
Consuming 1-2 gallons of water a day is also advisable. It is very easy to get rid of water weight fast. Water helps to flush out harmful toxins and parasites in the system and it enhances body metabolism. It is advisable to take good quantity of water in the morning before taking your breakfast. It is a therapy that has been helpful to millions of people world wide.
Dieting combined with exercise helps faster to lose excess pounds in the belly and body. So, why not combine both now and smile for ever. http://loseabdominalfattips.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Exercise your body
Be aware of the risks associated with belly fat.
Belly fat is associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Particularly, it's the deepest layer of belly fat that poses health risks. That's because these fat cells actually produce hormones and other substances that can affect your health. It can increase insulin resistance and breast cancer risk.
Weight loss program – Is it necessary?
• With the growing problem in overweight, people look out for diets that are effective in as less time as possible. Many factors are considered, like how much weight you will lose and how long are you going to indulge yourself in such activity or medication. That is why it is important that you are aware of what you are doing in order to have successful results.
• Starting a diet, for most people, results in a considerably large amount of weight loss within two weeks. This usually happens when the diet requires discipline to oneself and the person follows it religiously.
• Losing Weight faster depends also on the person participating and the diet itself. We can say that considerable amount may be relative depending on the person's initial weight before taking on a diet. It is observed that heavier people lose weight faster, and men lose weight faster than women too.
• It is established that men who weigh over 300 lbs might actually shed off 15-20 lbs in the first two weeks. For women though, 2-5 lbs weight is lost when over the normal range for her height with the same exact time and diet. After the proceeding week, it is expected that the weight loss starts to slow down. Some observe that in this stage almost no weight is lost.
• To achieve good result within a short period, it is advisable to stick to your routine and follow your diet. Perseverance and motivation will be needed. As you go on to your routine, you will notice that the phase of losing weight slows down. When this happens, don't lose hope yet. This is normal reaction of the body adjusting to the weight and water loss and compensates it by losing a little weight than the usual.
• In the process of losing weight, you will experience unstable weight loss. You'll lose different amounts for 2-4 weeks and there will be a week that you don't lose at all. It is also possible that instead of losing you gain a little weight. This is just a matter of moving two steps forward and half step backward.
• After the period of instability, weight starts to drop again. Everything that is gained will be lost and more weight will be shred off.
Check the weight gained and lost
• It is good to note that the weight gained and lost are with respect to time. Always calculate the weight lost and gained on weekly basis. Compare the result with the previous results. In this way you can monitor precisely the activities of weight lost.
Always stick to the program and diet you are taking. If unwanted results occur, don't lose hope. Those changes are perfectly normal. Do not adjust your routine and diet, stick to them. In the end you will definitely achieve a positive result.
Belly fat is associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Particularly, it's the deepest layer of belly fat that poses health risks. That's because these fat cells actually produce hormones and other substances that can affect your health. It can increase insulin resistance and breast cancer risk.
Weight loss program – Is it necessary?
• With the growing problem in overweight, people look out for diets that are effective in as less time as possible. Many factors are considered, like how much weight you will lose and how long are you going to indulge yourself in such activity or medication. That is why it is important that you are aware of what you are doing in order to have successful results.
• Starting a diet, for most people, results in a considerably large amount of weight loss within two weeks. This usually happens when the diet requires discipline to oneself and the person follows it religiously.
• Losing Weight faster depends also on the person participating and the diet itself. We can say that considerable amount may be relative depending on the person's initial weight before taking on a diet. It is observed that heavier people lose weight faster, and men lose weight faster than women too.
• It is established that men who weigh over 300 lbs might actually shed off 15-20 lbs in the first two weeks. For women though, 2-5 lbs weight is lost when over the normal range for her height with the same exact time and diet. After the proceeding week, it is expected that the weight loss starts to slow down. Some observe that in this stage almost no weight is lost.
• To achieve good result within a short period, it is advisable to stick to your routine and follow your diet. Perseverance and motivation will be needed. As you go on to your routine, you will notice that the phase of losing weight slows down. When this happens, don't lose hope yet. This is normal reaction of the body adjusting to the weight and water loss and compensates it by losing a little weight than the usual.
• In the process of losing weight, you will experience unstable weight loss. You'll lose different amounts for 2-4 weeks and there will be a week that you don't lose at all. It is also possible that instead of losing you gain a little weight. This is just a matter of moving two steps forward and half step backward.
• After the period of instability, weight starts to drop again. Everything that is gained will be lost and more weight will be shred off.
Check the weight gained and lost
• It is good to note that the weight gained and lost are with respect to time. Always calculate the weight lost and gained on weekly basis. Compare the result with the previous results. In this way you can monitor precisely the activities of weight lost.
Always stick to the program and diet you are taking. If unwanted results occur, don't lose hope. Those changes are perfectly normal. Do not adjust your routine and diet, stick to them. In the end you will definitely achieve a positive result.
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