Diet, Calorie And Physical Exercise, Some Myths

By John Wallace


Some people believe that skipping meals is good for losing weight. But then the body would respond in the compensatory mode leading to over-eating the next meal. It is better to identify what food suits your metabolism. Keeping a record of the food that you eat and how your body reacts to the food, is a good way of knowing what food would keep your weight down while keeping you healthy. Cutting down fat content in the diet is believed to be good to lose weight. But the human body requires some amount of fat for keeping healthy. A drastic reduction in fat could lead to imbalance in the hormones and could result in diseases. One must learn to choose the right amount of natural fat. For instance, olive oil, avocado oil, mustard oil and walnut oil reduce the speed of digestion contributing to weight loss. It is not as though that more calorie consumption equals more fat accumulation.

There is the widespread belief that a higher calorie intake means overweight. Alternatively it is believed that a reduced calorie intake will reduce weight. Rather than reduction in calorie intake, it is actually the type of food that matters. Instead of reducing the calorie intake, what is required is to avoid or drastically reduce food that is metabolically more fattening. For example, instead of taking fruits in the form of juice, it is better to consume whole fruit to lose weight.

Doing physical exercises keeps one's body physically fit. This is also a good way to keep excess fat away. Sweating is often mistaken as an indicator of burning away of fat. The more you sweat, the more fat is burnt away or so it is believed. However, this is not true. Perspiration is a natural body mechanism to cool the body. It does not burn away fat. The extent of perspiration differs from person to person. There is a wide variety of exercises for you to choose from. Your body requirement should be the basis of the choice of exercises. There are workout programs without weights for those who prefer not to opt for weights.

There is a mistaken belief that drinking more water is vital for losing weight. Some also drink hot water after each meal. No doubt that drinking water is important for the body as most of the body consist of water which s also the medium for its functions. Besides this the toxins in the body gets flushed out better with more water. But water does not flush away the fat by any chance.

Health is essential. That is why, everyone should see to it that they are able to live good lifestyles and practices.




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