Keep it simple: that's the new expert advice for people who are trying to shed a few pounds.
In Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, researchers asked 811 overweight adults to follow one of four popular diets with varying amounts of protein, fat and carbohydrates.
Why I did it: I read a lot of stories about someone's weight loss and I see they have determination, which is good.
For myself, I started out at 367 pounds. I had high blood pressure, was on the verge of being diabetic and my cholesterol ran real high. So many times you hear the phrase "I decide to change my lifestyle" and then one day, it is true. I decided to change my lifestyle, which was the first step. You can't call it a diet. It's a commitment to change your lifestyle.
The number of patients admitted to hospital for being grossly overweight has soared sevenfold in a decade as experts warn the obesity epidemic is spiralling out of control.
Some 5,018 people ended up in hospital in 2007-08 because they were so fat their health was in danger.
When you get a Cinnabon or a venti full fat coffee with whip cream you know you're taking in some calories. But there are some other foods that you think aren't so bad, yet are brutal in terms of fat and calories. Here are a few that might fool you.
Starting with the large soft pretzel. We know if we coat it with frosting or butter we're tacking on some serious calories, but did you know that the plain pretzel, albeit low in fat at a mere 5 grams, is almost 500 calories due to all that dough.
The Press’s business editor’s daily routine is determined, in part at least, by the Type 2 diabetes that was diagnosed ten years ago.
Every day he has to prick himself with a needle to make sure that his blood sugar levels have not risen to worrying levels.
He can’t have any of the cakes or chocolates or sweet foods that he used to love so much.
If you have a health problem that requires you to modify your lifestyle and change the way you eat, it's not unusual to feel overwhelmed. Change is difficult, particularly around issues related to food. The good news is that there are caring professionals in this community with experience helping people like you initiate and sustain healthy changes. Diet is a key factor in the onset of many health problems, among them type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, joint pain, and metabolic syndrome. To successfully change your diet you must first learn how to make healthy food choices and then begin to incorporate them into your busy life.
