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How to Keep Energy Balance: An Enigmatic Equation in Our Body? (2)

admin August 7, 2011 Tips & Tricks 0

Diet How to Keep Energy Balance: An Enigmatic Equation in Our Body? (2)Yes, but probably not as much as a straight numbers analysis would predict. The bottom line is that your body will go to great lengths to remain at a stable weight, regardless of your actual calorie intake. So what’s the take-home message?

If you want to change your weight and your life for good, focus on the habits, attitudes, and situations that influence the calories you consume and burn instead of on the calories themselves. It certainly doesn’t hurt to be aware of the calorie content of the foods you commonly eat, especially those you consume outside the home, but don’t get caught in a numbers game. Continue reading »

How to Keep Energy Balance: An Enigmatic Equation in Our Body?

admin August 3, 2011 Healthy Life 0

healthy body How to Keep Energy Balance: An Enigmatic Equation in Our Body?Although you cannot change your genetic makeup, you do have some manner of control over energy intake and expenditure. Many people get hung up on trying to achieve the perfect combination of carbohydrate, fat, and protein and neglect the basic tenet of calorie balance. In a comprehensive review of literature, however, researchers concluded that energy restriction (lowering calorie intake) was the only variable that correlated with weight loss (J Am Diet Assoc. 2001; 101:411–420). Continue reading »

The Absolute Minimum Of This Month

admin July 26, 2011 Diet, Healthy Life 0
  • The goal of natural eating is to create harmony between your needs for energy, pleasure, satisfaction, flexibility, and nourishment.
  • Examine how you use food before you try to change what you eat.
  • Responding to your body’s hunger and fullness signals is the most basic form of natural eating.
  • Get professional help if you think you’re using food to fulfill other needs, and you can’t determine how to identify those needs or meet them appropriately.