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Dieting

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DIETING

Dieting


Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight. Dieting is often used in combination with physical exercise to lose weight in those who are overweight or obese. Some people, however, follow a diet to gain weight (usually in the form of muscle). Diets can also be used to maintain a stable body weight.

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Vocabulary

Expend : Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy)

Prolonged : Continuing for a long time or longer than usual

Fatigue : Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Atrophy : Gradually decline in effectiveness due to underuse or neglect

Acidosis : An excessively acid condition of the body fluids or tissues

Bloodshot eyes : A term commonly used to describe red eyes

Metabolism : The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

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TYPES OF DIETING

Depending on the type of food they use for dieting, it has following types:

1. Low-fat diets (includes foods that have less

fats in them)

2. Low-carbohydrate diets (foods having less

carbohydrates)

3. Low-calorie diets (foods contain less amount

of calories)

4. Very low-calorie diets (same as third

but with lesser calories)

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Food pyramid

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GETTING STARTED WITH HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS

While there is no “one size fits all” solution to permanent healthy weight loss, the following guidelines are a great place to start:

Think lifestyle change, not short-term diet

Find a cheering section

Slow and steady wins the race

Set goals to keep you motivated

Use tools that help you track your progress

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ADVANTAGES OF DIETING

The science of weight loss is simple we need to expend more calories than we consume daily. The following are the advantages of dieting :

1. It restricts calories in order for us to lose

weight at a faster rate.

2. Improves our self control.

3. Reduces blood sugar levels

4. Reduces blood pressure

5. Reduces cholesterol

6. Reduces our stress and improve our mood

7. Increase in energy

8. Reduction in fats

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DISADVANTAGES OF DIETING

Dieting may cause the following disadvantages :

1. Prolonged hunger

2. Depression

3. Reduced sex drive

4. Fatigue

5. Irritability

6. Fainting

7. Muscle atrophy

8. Acidosis

9. Bloodshot eyes

10. Constipation, due to lack of food-intake

11. Dehydration, due to lack of fluid-intake

12. Lowered metabolism

13. Subsequent weight re-gain

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Questions

1) How much weight do you want to lose?

2) How easily can you lose weight?

3)How do you feel about exercise?

4) Why do you want to lose weight?

5) How much does your weight bother you?

6) How much do you struggle with sweets or starchy foods such as bread or pasta?

7) How many times have you tried to lose weight in the past?

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