The Weigh You Are--Eating to Keep the Weight Off

Written by Larry Denton


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Make sure your eating plan containsrepparttar appropriate calorie level--your plan should let you lose about 1 pound a week. This means eating about 300 to 500 fewer calories per day than you do now. BY losingrepparttar 113525 weight slowly there is a much better chance that it will stay off.

Be sure you get enough vitamins and minerals. If you eat less than 1,600 calories, you may want to add fortified foods such as breakfast cereal to your plan, or take a daily vitamin and mineral supplement.

Everyone, including dieters, need protein. If you are a woman 19 years of age or older, you should get about 46 grams of protein each day. If you a manrepparttar 113526 same age, you should get 56 grams a day. Protein is important to make repairs torepparttar 113527 body and prevent muscle breakdown.

Despite recent "fad" diets, about 55 percent of your daily calories should come from carbohydrates. However, this does not mean cake and cookies. Your carb calories should come from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. If you eat 1,500 calories a day, that means about 200 grams of carbohydrates. You need at least 130 grams of carbs each day to prevent fatigue and nausea.

Lastly, you should limit your daily intake of fat calories to NO more than 30 percent of your total diet. If you are eating 1,500 calories a day, you should consume no more than 50 grams of fat. Limiting fat consumption usually allows you to reduce caloric intake, which in turn, may help you lose weight.

It is not always easy to change a lifetime of eating and physical activity habits. You may have setbacks and frustration alongrepparttar 113528 way. But keep trying--YOU CAN DO IT! The results will be a happier, healthier, more satisfied you.

Larry Denton is a retired history teacher having taught 33 years at Hobson High in Hobson, Montana. He is currently V.P. of Elfin Enterprises, an Internet business providing useful information on a variety of topics. For a USDA Food Pyramid full of information and resources about weight loss, visit http://www.WeightLossWill.com


Understanding Cholesterol

Written by Dave Saunders


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oInrepparttar formation of sex hormones (so definitely can’t be all bad).

oCholesterol molecules helprepparttar 113524 cells to withstand temperature fluctuations and also protectrepparttar 113525 nerve fibers.

oCholesterol molecules help in digestion of food through production of bile salts.

oHDL Cholesterol molecules act as a broom and sweep LDL Cholesterol molecules fromrepparttar 113526 arteries.

oThe conversion of Vitamin D from sunlight is helped byrepparttar 113527 cholesterol molecule.

Thus,repparttar 113528 cholesterol molecule is essential for bodily functions, but as forms of it can be harmful in increased quantities, people should controlrepparttar 113529 amounts of cholesterol molecules present in their bodies. This can be best done through improved diet, and lifestyle and, when called for, throughrepparttar 113530 short term use of certain medications.

Dave Saunders is a certified nutritional educator, wellness coach, member of the American International Association of Nutritional Education (AIANE) and author. He is also the host of a weekly, nation-wide telephone lecture on health and nutrition. For additional information, please visit www.glycoboy.com or www.glycowellness.com or email Dave at dave@glycoboy.com


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