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Tricks to Prevent Weight Gain Put Your Go-To Foods On Repeat Decide which healthy meals and snacks you love, then go ahead and eat them as often as you like. "Relying on the same nutritious foods over and over is an easy way to keep your weight steady because it takes all the guesswork out of the process. Plus, you're more likely to practice portion control with foods you eat all the time, research from the University at Buffalo shows. In the study, women who had macaroni and cheese daily consumed less of it over time than those who ate it just once a week. Researchers believe the novelty wears off when you eat a food daily, so you end up eating less. But don't confuse an eat-and-repeat strategy with being resigned to the exact same breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks every single day. Instead of a completely regimented (and boring) routine, simply have a rotation of foods that you enjoy, you know are good for you, and keep you satisfied and ha...

A post from the VeryWell.com site.  Ever wonder why it's nearly impossible to stay on a diet and lose weight? There are many reasons most diets don't work and even more reasons to give up dieting forever and get on with your life. If you've tried more diets than you remember, it's time to give it up once and for all and reach your goals the old fashioned way: with a little exercise and some small changes. 1 They're Hard to Stick To The problem with most weight loss diets is they're too specific to fit our lives. They tell you what to eat and how much, but don't take into account individual preferences, lifestyle, time constraints and likes and dislikes. Plus, they throw so much change at us that they're nearly impossible to follow for a long period of time. Remember that weight loss is a lifestyle thing. The exception are diets that are more flexible, such as Weight Watchers (read ConsumerSearch's detailed review of Weight Watchers), whi...

There's a link between  obesity  and 40 percent of all the cancers diagnosed in the United States, health officials reported Tuesday. And more recently than this report was published, sugar has also been confirmed as a link to Cancer.  That doesn't mean too much  weight  is causing all these  cancer  cases, just that there's some kind of still-to-be explained association, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, the study findings suggest that being  obese  or  overweight  was associated with  cancer  cases involving more than 630,000 Americans in 2014, and this includes 13 types of  cancer . "That obesity and overweight are affecting cancers may be surprising to many Americans. The awareness of some cancers being associated with obesity and overweight is not yet widespread," Dr. Anne Schuchat, CDC deputy director, said during a midday media briefing. The 13 cancers incl...

This is a good article. I wrote about this in an e-book I published. A high-fat meal can overload your liver. What that means is that once the liver has a high percentage of fat to process, the liver will slow down. The liver can become loaded to the point where it oozes fat from it's pores like your skin when it sweats. This allows unprocessed fat to enter the blood stream. People need to realize that when your body is adding fat around your waist something is wrong. The body is not working properly. Over time, rapid effect of 'fat loading' meals could contribute to disease, researchers say. By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter Eating a high-fat meal -- say, a cheeseburger and fries or a pepperoni pizza -- disrupts liver function, a new, small study reveals. Researchers found that the high levels of saturated fat found in such rich foods immediately alter the work of the liver, possibly setting the body up for serious disease down the line. "The effect...

By  Shereen Lehman, MS Oscar Wong / Getty Images Question:  I don't have a problem with my weight, but I'm trying to eat a healthier diet. I eat a good breakfast; usually a salad for lunch and what I think is a good dinner at night. The problem is afternoon and evening snacking. I feel like I'm hungry all the time, and it's so easy to nibble on something and not always something that's good for me. Answer:  If you want to get away from between meal snacks, the first step may be to figure out why you're snacking so much. If you're hungry, you may need to eat more at lunch and dinner so you can make it to the next meal without the extra nibbles. If you're munching is mindless then maybe you need to rearrange your environment, so you don't automatically grab something and shove it into your mouth whenever you get bored. Tips for Not Snacking You can cut back on your snacking with a little preparation. Don't keep candy at your ...

Yes, it's proven in several different studies done by many different health organizations all over the world that excess body fat can cause Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer, but that's only the Cancers that have been positively proven. Many other Cancers are attributed to a poor diet. A poor diet will cause a lack of nutrition that over time will cause diseases to enter the body and combined with lack of exercise, which can simply be from too much sitting and not enough walking, will keep the immune system from fighting diseases and so Cancers can invade the body and grow in size. All of us have Cancer cells in our body but our immune system will control the cancer cells and keep them from growing unless you aren't getting enough nutrition and then the cancer cells are able to grow. 1out of 3 people today will get cancer in their lifetime. And 2 out of 3 adults are overweight. I wrote in a previous post about Ideal body weight; "How can I find my Ideal Body Weight?...

Our body fat is indeed different depending on its location. Subcutaneous fat is the layer of fat just under the skin, all over the body. Visceral fat is located deep in the abdominal cavity around the organs. We have a limited amount of control over the distribution of our body fat. Body fat distribution varies by age, gender, ethnicity, and genetics. You may have a normal BMI – thinking your weight is not putting your health at risk – but have a waist circumference that indicates abdominal obesity. By waist circumference, abdominal obesity is defined as 35 inches for women, 40 for men. Abdominal obesity increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and later life dementia. A large waist circumference has been linked to negative outcomes even among people with normal BMI numbers. Additionally, some studies have compared two groups of obese patients with the same total body fat, but low or high levels of visceral fat. The high visceral fat groups were found to...

Many of my readers ask me the same question, "Why Can I Lose Weight?" Because I don't really know you, it difficult for me to give you a definitive answer.  But I can tell you that you're probably consuming more calories than you realize. If you're having trouble controlling your weight the first thing to do is to start a food journal that includes all your foods, drinks and snacks. And you have to journal everything are after you consume it.  I know that sounds impossible but with a smart phone you can download a free app from any app store. MyFitnessPal is a good one, but there are dozens. Most of us don't realize but we drink half of the calories we consume.  Most of us are consuming 3500 calories a day, that's the National Average in North America. You see it's not really about how much you eat, it's about what your eating and drinking. 1800 calories a day is all an adult needs. And how much is that? If I go to a burger joint and get a bu...

Extra weight linked to extra risk, even if blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol all normal By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- No amount of extra weight is good for your heart, no matter how fit you are by other measures, new British research shows. "Our findings suggest that if a patient is overweight or obese, all efforts should be made to help them get back to a  healthy weight , regardless of other factors," said study co-author Camille Lassale, from Imperial College London's School of Public Health. "Even if their  blood pressure , blood sugar and cholesterol appear within the normal range, excess weight is still a risk factor," Lassale said in a university news release. In fact, the increased risk of developing heart disease was more than 25 percent, the study found. The study used statistics about the health of people in 10 European countries. Researchers focused on weight and  signs of...

 Why It's So Hard to Lose Weight Time to Commit By  Paige Waehner This is a good post and if you have trouble controlling your weight than this post is a must. If you pay attention to the weight loss industry, you've been told over and over how easy it is to  lose weight —just take this  pill , follow that diet, or buy this piece of equipment, and everything will melt away in a flash. In fact, we spend billions of dollars each year on weight loss products and services and yet we're still overweight. If you struggle with  weight loss , as most of us do, you've figured out just how hard it is to lose weight.   The question is, why is it so hard and is there anything you can do about it? There's no  shortcut to weight loss , but you can make the process easier with a few simple changes. Complex Problems, Simple Solutions The idea behind weight loss is simple: Burn more calories than you eat. This can be accomplished by changing just...