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Dieting for the older woman
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• Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

When people sit down to write about dieting, there’s a terrible temptation to assume everyone is the same. Well, that’s never going to give you the best outcome. So here’s some advice just for women who have been through the menopause. This can be a difficult time as one part of your life closes and another opens. There may be both physical and emotional adjustments to make. When it comes to your weight, there’s one very important issue to think about. One of the longer-term risks to your health is losing bone density as you age. Unless you take care, this can turn into osteoporosis with the risk you can fracture bones very easily if you take a knock or fall. The latest research shows you are more at risk if you aim to lose weight eating a high protein diet.

The researcher took two groups of women aged between 43 and 80, lowering their daily intake by 750 calories a day over a period of 12 weeks. In the first group, half were given a diet without meat, relying on a vegetarian and diary diet (with eggs) to supply protein. The others ate higher amounts of protein in a diet containing lean meats like chicken and pork (the meat representing 40% of the food eaten). Interestingly, both groups an average of 19 pounds, but the meat-eaters lost bone density faster than those on a vegetarian diet. So, given there was no significant difference in the amount of weight lost, the vegetarian diet was safer over the longer term.

In the second group, the women all ate a diet of 1,250 calories per day for 9 weeks. Everyone had the same 1,000 calories as a vegetarian diet. One quarter took the additional 250 calories as chicken breast, the second as 250 calories of lean tenderloin beef, the third as shortbread cookies and sugar-coated chocolates, the remainder added 250 additional calories of vegetarian food. Again, all the women lost weight, but the three groups lost bone density against the low-protein vegetarian group.

Both studies suggest the need to look carefully at the source of the proteins you eat. This is not something you should aim to decide yourself. Discuss with a nutritionist how best to lose weight while maintaining the quality of muscle and bone. This is not to say this research is conclusive. In fact, it’s quite controversial. The problem with the studies is the short period of time and the small numbers of participants. The limit of twelve weeks does not give a reliable guide. All it shows is a trend that might not last and represent a danger. Equally, although it’s interesting a small number of women had this problem, it’s no guide the same will happen to large numbers of women. Nevertheless, safety first. Take supplements if you have a high meat content in your diet. If you feel hungry when you start reducing the calorie intake, Phentermine is the ideal partner in your weight loss program. It suppresses your appetite and keeps your motivation high while your body is adjusting to a lower food intake. Always remember never to take Phentermine for too long. Although it’s excellent moral support for short periods of time, you do not want to grow dependent. The price of losing weight should not be problems with Phentermine.

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Employer insistence on weight loss
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• Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Imagine that your boss tells you to lose weight. Why might this happen? There are two possible causes. For people suffering from excessive weight it can be physically difficult to do some work. There may also be issues over appearance. Not everyone fits into a uniform and looks good. Since many customers tend to judge the employer by the way the staff are presented, there’s pressure on employers to police the way you look. The second reason is pressure coming from the health insurance industry. It’s a statistical fact that the overweight are more likely to claim on health plans for longer term illnesses. This is forcing up premiums to employers but, to “help” those in financial difficulty, insurers are offering discounts if employers run wellness programs to incentivize their employees to lose weight. Allowing for many states allowing termination at-will, there are no real laws at a federal or state level to prevent discrimination on body weight. Unlike an injury leaving you partly paralyzed, the lawmakers say how much you weigh is a lifestyle decision and not a disability.

This problem is not restricted only to the US. For example in England people are fanatical about soccer. Benni McCarthy who should play for West Ham is overweight and has been told to lose about 12 pounds. The club will fine him about $60,000 out of his pay for every week he fails to lose 2 pounds. The club sees him through training, controls what he eats while at “work”, and then waves goodbye to him in the evening. If he’s not losing weight, it’s because of what he does out of sight. If we go over to Turkey, the state-run Turkish Airlines has suspended 28 flight attendants for being overweight. If these attendants, 15 of whom are men, do not get down to their target weights, they will be given work in the back office. In the meantime, they have no pay which will restrict the amount they can afford to eat and speed their weight loss.

So what would you do if your boss told you to lose weight? How much is your job worth to you? The Turkish flight attendants have been told to lose 10% of their body weight. They are finding it difficult to move easily up and down the aisles of the planes. By a strange coincidence, the clinical trials show participants losing an average of 10% of their body weight when using Acomplia. Would you diet and use an appetite suppressant to meet your boss’s expectations, or would you think this an interference with your private life and fight for your rights? Except, of course, your rights under the anti-discrimination laws are very limited. Even in a state which some protections against unreasonable termination, you may struggle to hold on to your job. So, it all comes back to a diet and Acomplia or giving up your paid work. Life can be really unfair.

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Your Brain Can Make You Fat
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• Tuesday, August 03rd, 2010

It’s one of the most infuriating things in the world.

Your best friend devours cream cakes by the plateful without putting on weight, but you gain 3lb by glancing at a chocolate bar. Now scientists think they know why.

A study suggests that the ‘propensity for obesity’ may be hardwired into the brain while we are in the womb.

Its findings will be welcomed by the millions of us who have struggled to lose weight despite sticking rigidly to calorie-controlled diets.

Dr Tamas Horvath, of Yale University School of Medicine in the U.S., said: ‘It appears that this wiring of the brain is a determinant of one’s vulnerability to develop obesity.

‘These observations add to the argument that it is less about personal will that makes a difference in becoming obese, and, it is more related to the connections that emerge in our brain during development.’

Britain, like most Western countries, is in the grips of an obesity epidemic with the number of fat people rising sharply since the 1960s.

Dr Horvath and colleagues studied a group of laboratory rats bred to be vulnerable to obesity.

They found that these naturally greedy animals were born with a major difference in the ‘feeding center of the brain’.

Neurons in the brain that are supposed to signal when enough has been eaten and when the body needs to burn off calories are far more sluggish in obese rats because they are inhibited by other cells, the researchers report in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

However, in animals resistant to obesity, these same neurons are far more active – and quickly tell the rest of the brain and the body when enough food has been consumed.

The way the brain develops and whether it is vulnerable to obesity is influenced by genes and conditions in the womb, the researchers say.

Dr Horvath added: ‘Those who are vulnerable to diet-induced obesity also develop a brain inflammation, while those who are resistant, do not.

‘This emerging inflammatory response in the brain may also explain why those who once developed obesity have a harder time losing weight.’

In 1980, six per cent of men and eight per cent of women in Britain were obese.

Twenty years later, 22 per cent of men and 23 per cent of women are obese.

At least 20million people in this country are thought to be overweight, while 12million are clinically obese.

If the trends continue, one third of adults and half of all children will be obese by 2020.

Diet experts say the explanation for the wave of obesity is simple – that in an age of labor-saving devices and home entertainment, most people are doing too little exercise.

At the same time, high-fat, high-sugar foods are more widely available.

The new finding doesn’t explain why obesity is on the rise – but sheds light on why some people struggle to lose the extra pounds they get from a sedentary lifestyle.

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7 Lucky Tips on Losing Weight Fast
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• Wednesday, May 05th, 2010

There is undoubtedly more than 101 tips on losing weight fast out there but the ones below are the most effective and proven to be the BEST TIPS on LOSING WEIGHT FAST!

1. The key to the success of every task is a firm decision to start doing it in the first place and not getting tired until it is completely accomplished! Whilst trying to lose weight, you must imbibe first the attitude of patience and persistence. A strong will to achieve your goals is definitely the best thing to have!

2. Decrease your caloric intake by reducing the amount of food you eat. Eat only small portions of every meal served in front of you. You might feel a little less full by doing this but little tricks like using small plates will somehow make you feel that you have eaten enough.

3. Avoid storing instant foods, chocolates, chips, and sodas in your fridge, cupboards or cabinets. These things are irresistible temptations and are really inviting and hard to turndown.

4. For milk lovers, try using SKIMMED MILK. You get the same taste and creaminess but less of the fat.

5. If you crave for something, it is not wise to hinder yourself from eating it. Doing such will just intensify your urge resulting to eating bigger chunks of that particular food you are craving for. It is better to eat small portions or be contented having a taste of it. So if you’re desperate for chocolate have one small chunk and don’t totally deprive yourself.

6. Enjoy eating by chewing your food slowly. Savor all the flavors with your every bite and let the juiciness of every chunk you swallow fill your mouth with satisfaction. In this way, you get full without even realizing that you had only consumed half of the plate.

7. Nothing beats the right combination of proper diet and right amount of exercise. Eat fruits and vegetables and maintain a regular exercise habit of 30-45 minutes at least 3-5 times a week.

Tips on losing weight are often more simple and straightforward than you think. After all every diet out there that causes you to lose weight is based upon one simple equation. Burn more food than you consume.

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Against Weight Rising
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• Monday, December 14th, 2009

As we get older, the elastic waist becomes a problem for us. As a result we keep away from the weights and buying clothes ritual became an unpleasant activity.

Weight gain at age 40 years and over is normal. The reason, hormonal changes make very easy to accumulate fat in the body. But in fact, hormonal only changes our bodies up 1-2.5 kilos.
What makes our weight continue to rise is our not healthy lifestyle and rarely exercise?

So what can we do?
Hold this key 3, mind, muscle, and mouth.
Mind
Use the mind to control the stress. Hormonal changes also affect our emotional stability. Choose the size, quality, and frequency of nutrient-rich meal. When we talk about the adequacy of nutrition for the elderly, the diet should consist more of wheat, fruits, vegetables, plus protein, we must also remember numbers of daily calories we need.
We are 40-50 years old, needs 1500-1600 calories a day if we do sports. While for men aged, the required calories per day is 1800-2000.

Muscle
In order not accumulate in fat-free, we must do sports. Physical activity is not only reduced the fat in the body but also strengthens our bones. Ideally, the percentage of body fat in older women is 22-27 per cent and 18-25 percent of daily caloric needs for men.

Mouth
As for the rules of eating, we should eat every 3 or 4 hours. That way, we will not overeat because too hungry for too long.

But remember, do not eat too late. For the night we eat, the more the body has little time to process into energy.

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