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Health &
Fitness Tips Newsletter,
June 13, 2000
In this issue
- Tip of the Week
- Featured
Question of the Week
- Product of the
Week - Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing by Andrew Weil (Audio Book)
- Special
Announcement
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Tip of the Week
Beware of Fad Diets; Even the Government is Skeptical
Obesity has become the number one health issue in the nation. The percentage of overweight Americans has more than doubled since 1969. According to recent surveys, 55 percent of the US population and one quarter of American adults are obese. Millions of Americans have tried the most popular low-carbohydrate diets, the low-fat vegetarian diets, the cabbage-soup diet, the grapefruit diet, ad infinitum.
At a national summit of health and nutrition professionals,(the first of its kind in 31 years), Agriculture Secretary, Dan Glickman said, "Why these weight-loss diets remain so popular remains a source of extreme curiosity."
Such a curiosity that the government has decided to do something about it. Researchers with the Agriculture Department will put two groups of people on prototype diets, using the two most popular, the low carb and the low fat diets. They will measure each group for how much weight is lost and what health effects, if any, result from the diets.
Stay tuned to learn the results of this government-sponsored research study. Meanwhile, avoid fad diets.
Question of the
Week
Question:
I have been on a program for about 45 days. I've lost barely five pounds. My body feels better but I want quicker results. I'm now doing 30 minutes of walking, biking, or other aerobic stuff with 15-20 minutes of light weight lifting. I keep telling myself that no matter what the scale says, I do feel better. But I am about 35 pounds away from my target weight. What am I doing wrong?
Answer: You are not doing anything wrong as far as exercise is concerned. You didn't mention your diet. What are you eating and have you reduced your caloric intake? You didn't mention your size, height or weight. Five pounds in 45 days is not bad, albeit slower than the maximum two pounds a week targeted by most healthy reduced-calorie diets.
For quicker results, examine your diet. Reduce your calories to about 1,200 a day. Be sure to include plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Eat smaller meals more frequently. Avoid processed foods and desserts and limit protein to about three to six ounces a day. Step up your aerobics to 45 minutes and ultimately to an hour at least four times a week. Increase the intensity of your exercise. When you do strength training, take just 30-second breaks between sets and increase your weights and repetitions gradually.
Give yourself a pat on the back for getting on a fitness routine and for losing five pounds. Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was your weight put on in a day. Be patient. Modify your routines as suggested and think of your fitness journey as a life-long project, not a "get-fit-temporary-fix".
Check our Health & Fitness Home Page for more health tips on exercise and weight loss and just plain healthy living. And let us know how you're doing. Good luck.
The
HFT Staff
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Product of the
Week
Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing by Andrew Weil (Audio Book)
In Dr. Andrew Weil's self-healing series, proper breathing is considered the most important practice for healthy living. In this two-CD guide, Dr. Weil not only teaches eight fundamental breathing exercises, but also keeps listeners entertained with anecdotes from his own medical practice.
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