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TOP OBESITY MYTHS BUSTED

OVEREATING IS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF OBESITY :
Fact: Of the  various dietary and physical activity variables examined in this cross-sectional study, insufficient vigorous physical activity was the only risk factor for higher body mass index for adolescent boys and girls. So the under activity rather rather over eating is the cause of obesity. 

OVER WEIGHT DUE TO SLOW METABOLISM:
Fact: Studies have shown that resting metabolism - the number of calories used by the body at rest – actually INCREASES as people become heavier. In other words, the larger you are the more calories you use to keep your body going.
Being fit and increasing your lean muscle tissue is one way to increase your metabolism. Essentially, the fitter you are, and the more lean muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn both at rest and during exercise – thus making weight maintenance and weight control easier.

RAPID WEIGHT LOSS :
Fact:  myth is that large, rapid weight loss is associated with poorer long-term weight-loss outcomes, as compared with slow, gradual weight loss.the trials have shown that

more rapid and greater initial weight loss has been associated with lower body weight at the end of long-term follow-up.

SKIPPING A MEAL:
Fact: Eating three meals a day can actually prevent obesity. Skipping meals slows down metabolism as the body tries to reserve its energy stores for daily function; it increases the likelihood of overeating or binge eating later in the day. 

SPOT REDUCE:
Fact: It is not possible to train a specific muscle group to spot reduce the fat surrounding it. Burning fat requires cardiovascular exercise and a proper nutrition plan.so by exercise for a particular spot one can just add muscle mass and not cut fat. Reducing fat is a pan body phenomenon and not local.

BODY FAT IS BAD :
Fact: Body fat is required for the organs to function properly, for strong bones, good cognitive ability, and reducing the risk for a heart attack. Body fat itself is not bad. The type of fat and where the fat is deposited is important.

BEER BELLY:
 Fact:The main source of calories in any alcoholic beverage is alcohol.You are drinking it in more quantities than wine or liquor, so you tend to have more caloric intake.” .“You are talking about a difference between several hundred calories a night and a couple hundred.” Follow the logic here and if the average lush consumed wine in greater quantities than beer, the colloquialism would be “wine belly” .

WEIGHT GAIN IN WOMEN IS A NATURAL AGEING PROCES:
Fact: Weight gain of more than 20 pounds is not a normal part of the maturation process. It may actually increase a woman’s risk of an obesity-related disease.

BIG BREAKFAST , SMALL DINNER. MYTH BUSTED

In this article I m trying to scientifically figure out weather breakfast or dinner is an important meal for weight loss.Is the  familiar phrase “Eat breakfast like a king and dinner like a pauper”? true. Well, according to a new study published in the journal obesity., if you want to lose weight, that may be the way to go.

Ninety-three obese women were provided with a 1,400-calorie diet for twelve weeks. The participants were divided into two groups; half ate 700 calories at breakfast, 500 calories at lunch, and 200 calories at dinner, while the other half ate the reverse: 200 calories at breakfast, 500 calories at lunch, and 700 calories at dinner. Both groups lost weight, however, the large breakfast eaters lost substantially more (18 pounds compared to 8 pounds) and lost more inches from their waists (3 inches versus 1.4).

The study is highly controlled as in our daily life it is difficult to limit our meal to 200 calories.It is said that breakfast revs up your metabolism in the morning,staved off hunger which is beneficial in losing weight . on the contrary..

In a new study, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center and other institutions found that eating or skipping breakfast had no effect in how much weight was lost over a 16-week period.

If we eat less calories at dinner ( with less carbs) the energy utilized in maintaing the basal rate of the body is more than the energy consumed and hence may aid in weight loss.

So the secret to weight loss is healthy breakfast of about 500 calories and small dinner 3 hours before sleep.

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