Weight Loss And Medicine

By Tammara Odessa


It is never easy for a person to shed weight. A saying that many of us have heard in our lives is: 'a minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips'. Obesity has now become a worldwide public health problem that brings with it a high risk of developing heart disease, joint problems, cerebrovascular disease and a variety of other illnesses. The general public have now become more aware of these risks and losing weight has pretty much become the number one priority of people when it comes to New Year resolutions.

But how is it that one can actually lose weight? Is diet and exercise sufficient? We will examine this further.

The Diet Aspect

When people think of weight loss, they immediately think of their diet. One can choose between a lot of different diet plans today that are offered. Included are the hCG diet and the Atkins diet, just to name a couple. Diets basically all have the same goal, which is to shed excess weight by burning fat, and to maintain muscle at the same time. It is important to realize that not all dieting is good, and it is always advisable to seek medical advice. Excluding certain foods that in fact provide essential nutrients can be harmful rather than beneficial. Dieticians are good at helping someone choose the diet that is best for them to lose weight in a healthy way.

Simple steps include eating more fruit and vegetable, cutting down on red meat and fried foods and making sure to eat oily fish.

Exercise

We are all well aware that doing exercise is a great way to burn calories. Cardiovascular exercise in particular burns calories fast, depleting glycogen stores and burning subcutaneous fat as well. There is evidence to suggest that intra-abdominal fat and obesity has a direct link with the development of insulin resistance and subsequently cardiovascular disease. The basic idea when attempting to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in every day, and a sensible diet and regular exercise is the way to achieve this.

Commitment and hard work are needed to exercise regularly. Succeeding is easier when you have an exercise partner, as this will provide motivation to attain the physique you desire. Many exercises help to increase cardiovascular fitness by increasing heart rates, such as cycling, cross training, swimming, brisk walks, and jogging.

Following through

We all know that the best way to shed excess weight is through the proper use of exercise and sensible diet. Motivating oneself to get started can be hard, and these days programmes are available that seem to be reasonably successful for many individuals. Different gyms offer personal trainers that are trained in offering sound advice to help one achieve their goals of weight loss in a safe and effective manner. Other types of assistance is available from weight loss clubs that will actually deliver healthy meals right to people's homes, which helps them to have easy access to nutritious food. So much information is out there, take advantage of it!

Conclusion

Weight loss is good as long as it is performed in a healthy way. Diet and exercise are essential steps, and have been proven time and again to help. See a doctor or dietician today to get further advice on how you can achieve your weight loss goals.




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