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- Researchers Claim exercise and diet no use for obese
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- STOP THE SNACKS TO BEAT OBESITY
OBESITY EXCUSES
I Only Have To Look At A Cream Cake To Gain Weight
This implies that some people gain weight more easily than others and led to the concept of ’small and large eaters’ in the 1980s.
It was thought that small eaters had lower energy expenditure, making them predisposed to gaining weight.
However, it is widely recognised that getting people to report their food intake accurately is almost impossible.
I’m Fat Because I Have A Slow Metabolism
The opposite is true. Obese people have a higher Body Metabolic Rate in comparison to lean people.
If a lean subject was given a sack of potatoes to carry around for a day, then he or she would expend more energy.
I’m Not Fat, I’m Big Boned
Unlikely as bones only make up four per cent of body weight. Water is, in fact, the largest component in the body, being 60-70 per cent of the weight of the body mass.
I’m Fat But This Is My Natural Weight
A myth as there is no concrete evidence of one set body weight in humans.
Rapid Weight Loss Is All Water Loss Anyway
This is partly true as rapid weight loss often invokes a greater loss of water mass, likely to be linked to mobilisation of muscle mass and/or glycogen stores.
Opt for a slower rate of weight loss to enhance fat mass loss.
There’s No Point In Trying To Lose Weight Because I Quickly Regain It
It is true that most people who lose weight regain it but obesity is a problem that occurs over years, with people often gaining weight steadily.
A key message is to weigh yourself regularly and to halt the upward incline of weight by eating a healthy diet and maintaining levels of physical activity.
I Can’t Lose Weight Because I’m Too Tired
Rapid weight loss can make you feel tired and irritable. Aim for a small but steady weight loss to avoid fatigue, rather than crash dieting.
Biologically it is more difficult to lose weight than it is to gain weight. The human body’s appetite system is designed to protect us from weight loss, sending signals to either increase food intake or reduce energy expenditure.
Being Fat Is In My Genes
It is not the case that major gene defects are unlikely to be the cause of obesity.
While it is true that you can have a genetic predisposition to gain weight, biological inheritance accounts for only 20 to 30 per cent of these variables.
Environmental factors are of more importance.
Weight Loss Lowers My Metabolism
Larger people have a higher metabolic rate than smaller people, so when you lose weight, your metabolic rate will decline. This may be why some people plateau with weight loss.
Lose Weight Fast For Lasting Results
If you thought the best way to lose and maintain weight was the slow and steady approach, then think again.
The best way to keep weight off long term is to lose it quickly, not gradually, in the initial stages of obesity treatment, U.S. researchers said.
Lisa Nackers and colleagues at the University of Florida analyzed data for 262 middle-aged obese women who took part in the Treatment of Obesity in Underserved Rural Settings trial.
The women followed a six-month lifestyle program encouraging eating fewer calories and increasing the intensity of physical activity to achieve an average weight loss of 1 pound per week. One year later, the women were contacted twice a month in the form of group sessions, telephone contact or newsletters.
Nackers divided the women into three groups according to the first month’s weight loss.
Women in the fast group lost 1.5 pounds per week, those in the moderate group lost between one-half pound and 1.5 pounds per week, and women in the slow group lost less than one-half pound per week in that first month.
The study, published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, found among those who maintained weight loss long term, women in the fast group were five times more likely to maintain 10 percent weight loss at 18 months.
Children carrying a gene linked to obesity
Children carrying a gene linked to obesity don’t know when to stop eating, a new research finds
Those with the FTO gene’s ‘risky variant’ ate more biscuits after a meal than those who carried the normal version, a study has revealed.
‘The occasional treat won’t do us any harm,’ said Prof Jane Wardle, of Cancer Research UK’s Health Behaviour Research Centre.
But the new research could shed light on how children become overweight or obese.
A group of 131 four to five-year-olds were fed a full meal then offered biscuits within an hour of finishing.
Children with two copies of the lower-risk gene ate less than those youngsters with one or two of the higher risk versions, the team found.
‘This gene makes them significantly more vulnerable to the modern environment, which confronts all of us with large portion sizes and limitless opportunities to eat,’ added Prof Wardle.
‘Knowing how the genes work is the first step
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