Given below are some typical questions that are generally thought of, or asked. Please note that these do not cover the entire spectrum, but examine some basic questions.
f you want to lose weight, it is imperative that you start counting those calories. Limiting your calorie intake is the most effective way to lose unwanted pounds and inches. Read the rest of this entry »
Fats are those substances that are soluble in organic compounds, but not soluble in water. Oil is one such example. Fat also in general parlance means the size of a person who is obese or overweight. “He is fat”. Meaning thereby that compared to other people, that particular person exceeds in bulk from other persons generally. Read the rest of this entry »
First what is meant by calories in the medical domain?
The food that we eat is absorbed in the digestive system, which retrieves the fat, nutrients, and is stored. This retrieved material or storage gives us the energy for our body to function. This stored energy is measured in terms of calories. In scientific language, one calorie is the energy required to raise water of 1 gram to 1 degree centigrade. Read the rest of this entry »
The question of what your calorie intake should be is not an easy one to answer. There are too many factors that go into determining how many calories a person needs on an average to keep them going and these are age, activity level, and how efficiently their body burns calories to begin with, more commonly known as a person’s metabolism. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are health conscious and want to lose weight as soon as possible then don’t waste your time in thinking what the best time start losing weight is. There is no particular time to start something that benefits your total health. One should always engage themselves in implementing healthy activities that keep them fit and in shape. Proper diet plan and an exercising schedule helps in a greater way to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Read the rest of this entry »
Most people put weight, as they grow older. Obesity or overweight may lead to many diseases; try to trim your body. A slim and trim body can benefit much, in addition, to warding of diseases it builds up self-confidence. An increase risk for the development of multitude diseases including diabetes, heart disease and more is due to obesity. Read the rest of this entry »
It happens to us every holiday season. Many of us in fact resolve not to do it again the next year. I am not talking about New Years resolutions, which most of us do not take seriously, no I’m talking about the holiday binging that usually adds inches to our waistline from Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day. Read the rest of this entry »
For most people, the average fitness routine will help them be enough to reduce their goals. Losing fat is simply a matter of burning more calories in a day than you eat. Some people will want to go the extra mile and loose fat loss as quickly as they possibly can. Many gimmicks exist to help you do this, but gimmicks are often a waste of money. Read the rest of this entry »
Abdominal fat does not need to be described. It is generally known as pot bellied, apple shaped body, etc., and has been around for quite a while. So everyone knows what it is generally. But what is not really known is that this abdominal fat is a symptom of a disease known as overweight and in the extreme it is obese.
Obesity is known to be the second largest cause of death in the US of A. Read the rest of this entry »