Fitness and Weight Loss

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Obesity is one of the most dangerous conditions in terms of health can have. It affects more than 40% of the total U.S. population and the problem is distributed to other regions and countries. This is because we live in a society where there is little time for exercise, then recover by eating high-calorie diet and exercise very little or none.

Obesity is known as a condition in which the store more body fat than is actually needed, thus creating a health hazard. Obesity is measured by what we call BMI, Body Mass Index which is the amount of weight relative to height. A BMI of 25 or more is considered overweight. Obesity may seem like a simple thing but it really killed, only in the United States the figure is nearly half a million people per year.

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The source of their calories from protein foods, fats and carbohydrates. Most of the calories you eat come from carbohydrates and fats. Carbohydrates are starches and sugars found in foods such as bread, pasta and sweets. Diets low in carbohydrates (or known simply as low-carb diets) decrease the calories you get from sugars and starches.

The people who make low-carb diets eat less bread, pasta, potatoes, rice and cereals. They usually eat more vegetables, meat, fish, cheese, eggs and nuts.

People always lose weight eat less calories than the body uses. The people who make low-carb diet usually consume fewer calories, in spite of eating more protein and fat than normal. It has been shown that low-carb diets help people who are overweight lose weight. These diets may be more effective than diets low in fat, when people first start dieting.

However, after the first six months, the low-carb diets work better than other diets. Read the rest of this entry »