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Losing
Weight Safely
If You're Overweight, Slim Down for Better Health
Overweight people have an increased risk of high blood pressure,
heart disease, and other illnesses. Losing weight reduces the risk.
Ask Your Doctor or a Health Specialist about Sensible Goals Your
doctor or other health worker can help you set sensible goals based
on a proper weight for your height, build and age. Men and very active
women may need up to 2,500 calories daily. Other women and inactive
men need only about 2,000 calories daily. A safe plan is to eat 300
to 500 fewer calories a day to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week.
Exercise 30 Minutes
Do at least 30 minutes of exercise, like brisk walking, most days
of the week. The idea is to use up more calories than you eat. You
need to use up the day's calories and some of the calories stored
in your body fat. There is some evidence through human trials that
Chromium Picolinate may help better regulate insulin levels in those
who regularly exercise 30 minutes or more, although there is no scientific
basis for these findings.
Eat Less Fat and Sugar
This will help you cut calories. Fried foods and fatty desserts can
quickly use up a day's calories. And these foods may not provide the
other nutrients you need.
Tips for Cutting Calories and Fat
- Eat plenty of veggies, fruits, grain products like bread and rice.
- Eat only small, single servings of foods high in fat or calories.
- Drink less alcohol or no alcohol.
- Choose foods whose labels say low, light or reduced.
- Choose 1% or skim milk products and reduced fat cheeses.
- Replace ice cream with fat-free frozen yogurt.
- Replace sour cream with fat-free or low- fat plain yogurt.
- Make sure fish, poultry and meat are lean. Trim skin and fat.
Eat a Favorite Rich Food, Sometimes
that may keep you from craving it. But eat only a small amount. Make
sure your other foods that day are low in fat and calories. Eat a
wide variety of foods Variety in the diet helps you get all the vitamins
and other nutrients you need.
Watch Out for Promises of Quick and Easy Weight Loss
Fad diets aren't good because they often call for too much or too
little of one type of food. As a result, you may not get important
nutrients you need daily. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true,
it probably isn't true.
What About Diet Pills?
Diet pills you buy without a prescription won't make a big difference
in how much you lose each week or how long you keep the weight off.
If you do use them, read the label carefully. Because of possible
side effects, like high blood pressure, never take more than the listed
dose. Also, be careful about taking cough or cold medicines with diet
pills you buy without a prescription. These medicines may contain
the same drug used in diet pills, or a similar drug with the same
effects. If you take both products together, you may get too much
of the same type drug. This can hurt you. Before taking a cough or
cold medicine while using diet pills, ask your pharmacist if it's
OK. Prescription diet pills may help some people. If you use them,
follow the doctor's directions carefully. Exceeding the recommedations
of any prescribed medication will not increase its effectiveness and
can be extremely dangerous for your health.
Reference
Source 24,69
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