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Weightloss : not necessarily about any particular food: just toomuch food
I have been seeing a lot of posts regarding veg*sm, some fad diets, low this and high that so I thought I would post these notes I made a while back. Food choice matters for health, but not necessarily for weight loss. A calorie is a calorie. The trick to using better eating as an aide ( no substitute for activity ) to fat loss is to choose foods that make you feel satisfied on fewer calories. Good Luck! ================================================== ========================== Notes I have taken from: National Geographic. August 2004. Pages 46 - 61. "Why are Americans so fat" by Cathy Newman. ================================================== ========================= 1 in 3 Americans is obese, twice as many 3 decades ago 15 percent of children are overweight or obese, a three fold jump from 1980 Being overweight is associated with 400,000 American deaths per year. Being overweight increase the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, breast cancer, and endometrial cancer. The Center For Disease Control reports that adult women are eating 335 more calories per day then they did in 1971. Adult men are eating an extra 168 calories a day. 1 pound of fat is about 3500 calories. An excess of 250 calories a day will put on 26 pounds a year. Being overweight or obese is a matter of taking in more calories then are used. Most overweight and obese people are out of caloric balance, but only by a tiny amount of calories per day. A 250 calorie deficit per day will subtract 26 pounds a year. A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. The effects of bariatric surgery can be thwarted by people snacking lightly, but continuously throughout the day. The United States, Russia, Thailand, South Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Germany and the UK have the highest obesity rates. France ( yes France ), Italy, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Pakistan, India, China, Colombia, Brazil and a handful of African countries have the lowest obesity rates. Proper serving size for fruit: the size of a baseball Proper serving size for a burrito: the size of a bar of soap Proper serving size for a steak: the size of a deck of cards Proper serving size for pasta: the size of a computer mouse Proper serving size for potatoes the size of a light bulb Proper serving size for butter: the size of 1 die(dice sp?) Proper serving size for cheese: the size of three dominoes ================================================== ============== How Americans have come to take in more calories over the years: ================================================== ============== 1954 - Burger King hamburger: 2.8 oz 202 calories 2004 - Burger King hamburger: 4.3 oz 310 calories 1955- McDonald's French Fries: 2.4 oz 210 calories 2004-McDonald's French Fries : 7 0z 610 calories 1900-Hershey Bar: 2 oz 297 calories 2004-Hershey Bar: 7 0z 1000 calories 1916-coca cola: 6.7 fl oz 79 calories 2004-coca coal: 16 fl oz 194 calories 1950-movie popcorn: 3 cups 174 calories 2004-movie popcorn: 21 cups( buttered) 1,700 calories ================================================== ============= How Americans have come to burn fewer calories over the years: ================================================== ============= play a video game for 30 min 53 calories play basketball 280 calories ride a lawn mower for 30 min 88 calories push a lawn mower for 30 min 193 calories go to a car wash 35 calories wash your car ( 30 min ) 104 calories order take out food (1min): 1 calorie cook a meal ( 1/2 hour ) 70 calories load a dishwasher for 10 min: 23 calories wash dishes (30 min ) 80 calories email a collegeuge( 1 min ): 2 calories walk to a collegue's desk ( 1min ): 4 calories ride an elevator for 2min: 3 calories take the stairs for 2 min: 19 calories watch tv ( 30 min ) 35 calories play cards ( 30 min ) 52 calories ( above based on a 150 pound human ) |
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"Steve" > wrote in message ... > Food choice matters for health, but not necessarily for weight loss. http://www.ecologos.org/obese.htm > A calorie is a calorie. Not in the wacky world of nutrition. A calorie each of of protein, fat, or carb is NOT handled the same way in our biochemistry. http://www.ecologos.org/pcf.htm Laurie |
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