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How to Make Low Caorie Salads

2008-11-02T06:21:00.004+02:00

Nutritionist Joy Bauer gives you some tips to prpare your low calorie salads:

1- Use leafy greens like Lettuce, Spinach, and Mustard leaves. In fact any leafy green contains low calories.

2- Put in your plate as much as you can of veggies like Peppers (all colors), Cucumber, shredded Carrots, Onions, Mushroom, Raddish, Broccoli, Cauliflower...etc.

3- Select a few lean proteins: Avoid any thing fried, crispy or served in heavy sauce

4- Choose only one favorite of high-calorie extras for your salad:
Add only 1 food of these foods: shredded cheddar cheese - fat cheese - choppy walnuts - granola - Raisins - Olives - Avocado

5- Be careful about dressings, they are full of calories

Read the deatails...
5 rules to make the best low-calorie salads - Health - MSNBC.com

Source: MSNBC - Health

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Easy Calorie Loss Is Not The Best Way To Lose Weight

2008-10-28T16:20:00.003+02:00

Best Way To Lose Weight

Calories can be lost in the form of heat. There are 2 types of fat cells that can burn stored fat and produce heat, the brown fat cells and white fat cells. Normally, heat is produced throught he brown fat cells - and this is the easy way - the white fat cells act as an alternative.

Ephedra is given to people who want to lose weight, because it increases heat production by stimulating the brown fat cells to burn fats, yet a redent study revealed that heat production by the white fat cells is more efficient in reducing weight on a longer term.

You can read the full details at the given blog link. The blog contains many comments on new scientific findings like:
* Tips to lose weight
* Saturday calories and weight loss
* Persistent calorie count for efficient weight loss
* Flavors in place of calories
* When to count calories after diagnosed as a diabetic
* Counting calories and food diary
and more...

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No More Big Macs!

2008-09-06T09:12:00.001+02:00

HealthNewsDigest.com

A new law in New York City requires chain restaurants to list calorie information next to all menu items. Thus, for people who are concerned with weight and health issues (and they are a lot), they will not go for a supersize. I tell you something, I never liked supersizes!

Calorie Counting Pros and cons

2008-09-06T00:12:00.003+02:00

Counting calories, when closely followed, will produce good results. It achieves the ultimate target of any diet plan, i.e. we consume less calories than we burn. Neither calorie counting nor any other diet will work without achieving that goal.

What are the pros and cons of Calorie Counting?

Calorie Counting Cons:
1- To go this diet you must have a good will power to succeed with it

2- They can be very restrictive concerning the menu of foods we are allowed to eat ( It is not that much restrictive when you are counting 2000 calories/day)

3- Sometimes they may be hard to follow, e.g. when you are eating out learn
(How can you order 500 calories while you eat out)

4- If you are counting a low limit of calories, they may leave you feeling hungry or unsatisfied ( Here is the beauty of counting 2000 calories, as it gradually prepare your body to entering a new calorie balance)

Calorie Counting Pros:
1- When you closely count calories, they offer slow but steady results

2- They encourage exercise to offset the metabolic slow down caused by the diet itself

The successful method in reducing weight that works best for any person is the "right" method for them, and counting calories is suitable for many idividuals. It is very important that you keep away from the idea of losing weight "fast", and stick with a plan that keeps the weight on the long run, and counting calories is powerful in that as it allows your body not to get calories that maintain the complained (overweight) balance.

How Many Calories to Lose Weight

2008-09-04T22:06:00.003+02:00

How many calories to cut off your daily calorie intake to lose weight?

If you are 5 feet and 5 inches and weigh 200 lb then you need about 2450 calories every dayto maintain this weight. If you live a sedentary life where there is no room for activity (like having a 9-5 job), then your only means to lose weight is to cut down your daily calorie intake.

If you cut 500 calories every day then your daily intake would be 2000 calories/day, and this is an optimal intake to maintain a reasonable weight on the long run. The answer to the asked question is 500 calories/day, cut 500 calories every day to lose weight.

If you want to know How to cut 100 calories from your breakfast
and How to cut 100 calories from your lunch or dinner
Visit the above links

How You Can Unknowingly Get 10000 Calories/Day

2008-07-25T20:44:00.003+02:00

Watch how much calories, foods and drinks "on the go" contain. Watch the response of many people to calorie content of "regular" foods and drinks.

How to Get 2000 calories for One Day

2008-07-25T18:41:00.002+02:00

If you worry about calories you get every day, here is how you can get your optimal calorie needs for 1 day, i.e. 2000 Claories.
We put diefferent 7 collections of foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for you to choose which one you'll go for. The precise count is not necessary at the beginning of a diet regimen until your body is accomodated with the new style, then you will be surprised at how can your body adjusts its needs to be within 2000 Calories per day.

BREAKFAST:

Option 1: Breakfast burrito

1 flour tortilla (7" diameter)
1 scrambled egg (in 1 tsp soft
margarine)
1/3 cup black beans
2 tbsp salsa
1 cup orange juice
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 2: Hot cereal

1/2 cup cooked oatmeal
2 tbsp raisins
1 tsp soft margarine
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1 cup orange juice

Option 3: Cold cereal

1 cup bran flakes
1 cup fat-free milk
1 small banana
1 slice whole wheat toast
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup prune juice

Option 4: Cold cereal

1 cup shredded wheat cereal
1 tbsp raisins
1 cup fat-free milk
1 small banana
1 slice whole wheat toast
1 tsp soft margarine
1 tsp jelly

Option 5: Whole wheat English muffin ( 1piece)

2 tsp soft margarine
1 tbsp jam or preserves
1 medium grapefruit
1 hard-cooked egg
1 unsweetened beverage

Option 6: French toast

2 slices whole wheat French toast
2 tsp soft margarine
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 medium grapefruit
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 7: Pancakes

3 buckwheat pancakes
2 tsp soft margarine
3 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 cup strawberries
3/4 cup honeydew melon
1/2 cup fat-free milk

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LUNCH:

Option 1: Smoked turkey sandwich

2 ounces whole wheat pita bread
1/4 cup romaine lettuce
2 slices tomato
3 ounces sliced smoked turkey
breast*
1 tbsp mayo-type salad dressing
1 tsp yellow mustard
1/2 cup apple slices
1 cup tomato juice*

Option 2: Vegetarian chili on baked potato

1 cup kidney beans*
1/2 cup tomato sauce w/ tomato
tidbits*
3 tbsp chopped onions
1 ounce lowfat cheddar cheese
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 medium baked potato
1/2 cup cantaloupe
3/4 cup lemonade

Option 3: Manhattan clam chowder

3 ounces canned clams (drained)
3/4 cup mixed vegetables
1 cup canned tomatoes*
10 whole wheat crackers*
1 medium orange
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 4: Roast beef sandwich

1 whole grain sandwich bun
3 ounces lean roast beef
2 slices tomato
1/4 cup shredded romaine lettuce
1/8 cup sauteed mushrooms
(in 1 tsp oil)
1 1/2 ounce part-skim mozzarella
cheese
1 tsp yellow mustard
3/4 cup baked potato wedges*
1 tbsp ketchup
1 unsweetened beverage

Option 5: Taco salad

2 ounces tortilla chips
2 ounces ground turkey, sauteed in
2 tsp sunflower oil
1/2 cup black beans*
1/2 cup iceberg lettuce
2 slices tomato
1 ounce low-fat cheddar cheese
2 tbsp salsa
1/2 cup avocado
1 tsp lime juice
1 unsweetened beverage

Option 6: Tuna fish sandwich

2 slices rye bread
3 ounces tuna (packed in water,
drained)
2 tsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp diced celery
1/4 cup shredded romaine lettuce
2 slices tomato
1 medium pear
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 7: White bean-vegetable soup

1 1/4 cup chunky vegetable soup
1/2 cup white beans*
2 ounce breadstick
8 baby carrots
1 cup fat-free milk

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DINNER:

Option 1: Stuffed broiled salmon

5 ounce salmon filet
1 ounce bread stuffing mix
1 tbsp diced celery
2 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup saffron (white) rice
1 ounce slivered almonds
1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 2: Spinach lasagna

1 cup lasagna noodles, cooked
(2 oz dry)
2/3 cup cooked spinach
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup tomato sauce tomato bits*
1 ounce part-skim mozzarella
cheese
1 ounce whole wheat dinner roll
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 3: Roasted chicken breast

3 ounces boneless skinless
chicken breast*
1 large baked sweetpotato
1/2 cup peas and onions
1 tsp soft magarine
1 ounce whole wheat dinner roll
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup leafy greens salad
3 tsp sunflower oil and vinegar
dressing

Option 4: Rigatoni with meat sauce

1 cup rigatoni pasta (2 ounces dry)
1/2 cup tomato sauce tomato bits*
2 ounces extra lean cooked ground
beef (sauteed in 2 tsp vegetable oil)
3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Spinach salad
1 cup baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup tangerine slices
1/2 ounce chopped walnuts
3 tsp sunflower oil and vinegar
dressing
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 5: Grilled top loin steak

5 ounces grilled top loin steak
3/4 cup mashed potatoes
2 tsp soft margarine
1/2 cup steamed carrots
1 tbsp honey
2 ounces whole wheat dinner roll
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 6: Hawaiian pizza

2 slices cheese pizza
1 ounce canadian bacon
1/4 cup pineapple
2 tbsp mushrooms
2 tbsp chopped onions
Green salad
1 cup leafy greens
3 tsp sunflower oil and vinegar
dressing
1 cup fat-free milk

Option 7: Vegetable stir-fry

4 ounces tofu (firm)
1/4 cup green and red bell peppers
1/2 cup bok choy
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup brown rice
1 cup lemon-flavored iced tea

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SNACKS

First option:
1 cup low-fat fruited yogurt

Second Option:
5 whole wheat crackers*
1/8 cup hummus
1/2 cup fruit cocktail (in water or juice)

Third option:
1 ounce sunflower seeds*
1 large banana
1 cup low-fat fruited yogurt

Fourth option:
1 cup cantaloupe

Fifth option:
1/2 ounce dry-roasted almonds*
1/4 cup pineapple
2 tbsp raisins

Sixth option:
1/4 cup dried apricots
1 cup low-fat fruited yogurt

Seventh option:
1 cup low-fat fruited yogurt

Cut 100 Calories From Your Lunch or Dinner

2008-07-19T16:24:00.002+02:00

Here are the promised tips through which you can cut 100 calories from your lunch or dinner intake:

- Change spaghetti sauce to contain vegetables like zucchini, green peppers, onions, and mushrooms instead of meat

- Do not put cheese on your burger, and put lettuce, onions, and tomato instead

- When using mayonnaise, choose it fat free

- Use nonstick cooking spray instead of butter for grilling a sandwich

- Do not use tuna packed in oil, use waterpacked variety instead

- Make your pizza with only 1/2 the cheese

- Do not go for the large burrito size flour tortillas, and choose the soft taco size (6-8inches)

- For making recipes, use fat-free sour cream

- Substitute 1% cottage cheese for regular one

- Before serving soups, stews, and sauces, skim their fat off

- When eating, bear in mind to leave some 3-4 bites on your plate

- Replace your regular dressing with some healthy additives like 2 TBSPbalsamic vinegar and 1 TSP extra virgin olive oil

- Take pizza with grilled chicken instead of pepperoni

- Remove all fat from your meat

- Do not add croutons to your salad

- Do not fry your chicken or fish, bake, broil, or grill them instead

- Make your meat portion around 100 g (the size of a deck of cards)

- Remove the chicken skin

- Replace meat with grilled portabello mushrooms (frequently at least)

- If your recipe contains butter, margarine, or oil, reduce their quantities by 1 TBSP

- For appetizers and casserolls, reduce their content of cheese

- Steamed vegetables may be seasoned with fresh lemon and herbs instead of the butter or part of it

- For macaroni and cheese, rice, pasta, and stuffing, omit or reduce the amount of butter, margarine, or oil

How to Cut 100 Calories from your Breakfast

2008-07-18T16:38:00.001+02:00

Here are some tips through which you can cut 100 calories from your breakfast:

- Reduce the size of the container of your food: use a smaller glass for your juice and a smaller bpwl for yout cereal

- Make a bowl of bananas, berries, low-fat milk, with 1 table spoon of honey instead of a sweet roll

- Keep half a bagel wrapped up for tomorrow's breakfast, or give it away for someone else

- Choose nonfat or 1% milk instead of whole milk

- Use 150 g of nonfat Greek yogurt

- Add cinnamon and nutmeg to your coffee instead of sweeteners, the bitter taste of coffee will be present in all cases

- Do not use butter or margarine to prepare eggs, use a nonstick skillet or cooking spray

- Use fat free cream cheese instead of regular cream cheese for spreading

- Instead of using a sugar rich fruit, use its fruit jam

- Do not add cheese and meat to your omelet, fill it with onions,peppers,spinach and mushrooms

- Add 4 egg whites or 1/2 cup egg substitute to your omelet, frittata, or scrambled eggs, they will be lightened up

- Use light, whole-wheat bread for your sandwich

Tomorrow we will see how you can cut 100 calories from your lunch or dinner

Why Fight your body to Lose Weight, Just Count 2000 Calories

2008-04-19T14:56:00.003+02:00

you do not count-2000-calories/day, you fight your body's normal mechanism to regulate its weight and keep it within a certain range.

When introducing 3500, 4000 or 5000 calories every day, or cutting calories down to 1500, 1200 or 1000 calories per day, you disrupt the normal mechanism that should work within an allowed limit.

How the weight keeping mechanism works:
There are many "set points" of different measures of the body that either genetically coded (like body temperature), or dictated by the surrounding environment (like stress). These set points are present in a part of our brain called Hypothalamus. One of the major functions of the hypothalamus is to regulate secretion of endocrine hormones directly into the blood. Hormones and nerves form the 2 regulatory mechanisms of the body.

The hypothalamus also sets a point for body weight based on the level of the input and output of calories it is used to. It seeks to keep the body weight constant, even if this point is over what it should be ( like in obese children). This is achieved through storing calories or burning calories, i.e. it either directs the body to utilize external glucose, or to build glucose from other internal resources.

How do you disrupt the "set point" of your weight:
Normally, if you are over 30 and keeping on the same level of calorie intake you are used to, the hormonal balance at this age favors storing a bit more calories in the form of fat.

If you are over 30 and introduce more calories than your basal metabolism needs (2900 in males and 2200 in females), with less physical activity the extra calories are stored as fats, cumulatively, a new set point is created at which response to insulin (that helps burn glucose) is no more the same way as before, a case known as insulin insensitivity.

As overweight is a big phenomenon, so it should create a marketing opportunity with different products, among these products are the diet plans, and to offer a new advantage many diet plans have created a buzz about the period of time through which you lose weight, the shorter the time the better is the product.

We see 1500 calories, 1200 calories, and even 1000 calories/day diet plans. Extremely low-calorie diets may help you shed pounds quickly, but they will lead to failure in the long run. We are genetically protected against starvation! During food storage, our bodies slow down our metabolism and burns less energy so we can stay alive.

When we drastically cut back our food intake, the brain thinks the body is starving and in an effort to preserve life it slows down the metabolism. Soon the pounds stop coming off in the plateau stage, As a result we grow hungry and uncomfortable and then eat more and return back to a worse situation.

All you need to change your metabolic rate is to change the nutritional composition of the foods you eat. If you are overweight, all you need is to cut down on total calories to be 2000-calories/day, a little below your basal metabolic rate to urge the body to burn some fats.

Avoid starvation panic in your system, just keep your calorie intake to be within 2000-calories by eating nutrient-rich plant foods, this will convince your brain that your body is getting all the nutrients it needs.

Plant foods move slowly in your gut making you feel full longer, and they are rich in vitamins,minerals,trace elements and anti-oxidants. you earn an extra bonus in the form of negative calorie effect.

The base line is that when you want to lose weight, you do not have to make your body obeys the conventional wisdom laws, rather try to understand your natural body laws and obey them. Cut on your total calorie intake to 2000-calories/day and avoid starvation panic in your system, your body did not get extra weight over 1,2... or even 30 nights, so why would you make it lose them over 2 or 3 weeks?!

You like eating? Deceive your body and increase number of meals or snacks, and fill your stomach with full, nutritive, healthy foods within 2000-calories, and stop fighting your body.

How Many Nuts Kernels Yield 2000 Calories

2008-03-20T20:55:00.004+02:00

Nuts or kernels are not supposed to supply you your 2000 Calories daily needs, but what percentage should they represent of your total calorie intake if you are taking them as snacks?

First we should know that:
# 1 Pine nut yields 1.2 Calories
# 1 pistachios kernel yields 3.265 Calories
# 1 Peanut yields 6.06 Calories
# 1 Almond kernel yields 6.66 Cals
# 1 Cashews kernel yields 8.888 Cals
# 1 Hazelnuts kernel yields 9 Cals
# 1 Pecans half kernel yields 10 Cals
# 1 Walnuts half kernel yields 13.56 Cals
# 1 Macadonias kernel yields 16.666 - 20 Cals
# 1 Brazil kernel yields 23.8 - 31.75 Cals

Bearing these notions in mind we find that if you eat 60-80 Brazil halves alongside the day, you will not need to eat any thing else to obtain your 2000 calories needs, however if you try to obtain the same calories(2000 calories) from Pine nuts, you have to spend a part of the day counting over 1650 nuts! So if you have your snacks composed of nuts, you can be less alert for the top items and more cautious for the bottom items of the list.

* Pine nuts(Pignolia variety): 2000 Cals come from 1652.5 kernels. 1 ounce contains 157 kernels producing 190 Cals.
* pistachios: 2000 calories come from 612.5 kernels. 1 ounce contains49 kernels producing 160 Cals
* Peanut : 2000 Cals come from 330 kernels. 1 ounce contains 28 kernels producing 170 Cals.
* Almond : 2000 Cals come from 300 kernels. 1 ounce contains 24 kernels producing 160 Cals
Cashews : 2000 Cals come from 225 kernels. 1 ounce contains 18 kernels producing 160 Cals.
* Hazelnuts 2000 Cals come from 222 kernels. 1 ounce contains 20 kernels producing 180 Cals.
* Pecans 2000 Cals come from 200 half kernels. 1 ounce contains 20 half kernels producing 200 Cals.
* Walnuts 2000 Cals come from 147.5 half kernels. 1 ounce contains 14 half kernels producing 190 Cals.
* Macadonias 2000 Cals come from 100-120 kernels. 1 ounce contains 10-12 kernels producing 16.666-20 Cals.
* Brazil 2000 Cals come from 63-84 kernels. 1 ounce contains 6-8 kernels producing 190 Cals.

All of the nuts are unsalted; almonds, brazilnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pine nuts and walnuts are unroasted; cashews, macadamias and pistachios are dry roasted.

Eat These Foods and you Can not Count 2000 Calories

2008-03-19T23:01:00.003+02:00

The Worst Foods in America - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog

If you are going the count 2000 calories plan you may consider these facts. The book mentioned in the article enumerate 20 foods the auther considers them the worst foods in America. Looking at their calorie content, we find the following details:

1- An Ice Cream contains 1600 Calories
2- A Turkey Burger contains 1145 Cals
3- A Salad and Beef Taco contains 102 g fat, these fats give 918 Cals
4- Chicken Breast Strips contain 870 Cals
5- A roll snack contains 813 Cals
6- A juice that contains 166 g of sugar which yield 664 Cals
7- A Roasted Chicken Pot Pie that contains 64 g of fat. The fat alone yields 576 Cals
8- A Macaroni and Cheese kids meal contains 62 fat which produce 558 Cals

If you eat these foods habitually you can't count 2000 calories every day.

What Can I Eat for 2000 Calories Per Day

2008-03-06T16:26:00.004+02:00

Here is an example of what you can eat on 2000 calories per day diet. You can modify by substituting your preferences of the same group of food, you can go to http://count2000calories.blogspot.com/2007/04/count to know calorie content of different foods, or you can use the web. Calorie intake is roughly around 2000 calories/day.

Breakfast:
1 flour tortilla (7" diameter)
1 scrambled egg (in 1 tsp soft margarine)
3 cup black beans
2 tbsp salsa
1 cup orange juice1 cup fat-free milk

LUNCH:
Roast beef sandwich
1 whole grain sandwich
ounces lean roast beef
2 slices tomato
1/4 cup shredded romaine lettuce
1/8 cup sauteed mushrooms (in 1 tsp oil)
1 1/2 ounce part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 tsp yellow mustard
3/4 cup baked potato wedges
1 tbsp ketchup1 unsweetened beverage

DINNER:
Stuffed broiled salmon
5 ounce salmon filet
1 ounce bread stuffing mix
1 tbsp diced celery
2 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup saffron (white) rice
1 ounce slivered almonds
1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup fat-free milk

SNACKS:
1 cup fresh cantaloupe

Cause of Energy Loss by Negative Calorie Foods

2007-04-27T22:56:00.000+02:00

Advocates of negative calorie diet have been killed it by telling you about a natural phenomenon, yet they confuse you when trying to explain it. They tell you that negative calorie foods create negative calorie effect which is true, but they interpret this effect in a way that makes you skeptical about the whole subject.

They filled in the blanks with some imaginary speculations. The usual hypnotic marketing message was propagated by the copy-cats to spread the inaccurate word, and this created a mind block for people to appreciate the value of the negative calorie diet.

The False Theory of Negative Calorie Diet Advocates :
The diet advocates say that eating negative calorie foods consumes energy, yet they attribute this energy consumption to DIGESTION of these foods. They continue to explain that theory, saying that the body consumes energy to EXTRACT nutrients from the food.

I should admit that I never understood that theory about consuming energy in extracting less amount of energy contained in the same food !.

It is the TRANSPORT and NOT DIGESTION of Negative Calorie Food that consume Energy :
Negative calorie foods are composed of fibers associated with little amount of nutrients. The stomach minces the food and the associated nutrients are released to run with the stream of all the digestible foods to be finally absorbed by the intestinal wall.

As for fibers, after crushed in the mouth and stomach, they absorb water along their way down the digestive canal until excreted. The amount of absorbed water is determined by the content and type of complex carbohydrates present in the negative calorie food.

The more the water it absorbs the heavier is the produced mass.The fiber becomes like a sponge saturated with water, and the intestine spends energy on pushing this heavy mass along its away. Moreover, the large intestine spend energy on holding this heavy mass until most of its water content is reabsorbed and the fiber mass acquires the the volume suitable for excretion.

Critics of Negative Calorie Diet say :
# There is no scientific proof to confirm the effectiveness of negative calorie diet.
# There is no abundance of information about negative calorie diet.
# Negative calorie diet is more theoretical than it is practical.
# No food actually possess "negative calorie" (based on its content outside the body).

Advantages of Negative Calorie Foods :
# You can eat your way to lose weight .
# Little effort is involved with negative calorie diet.
# Negative calorie diet promotes consumption of foods rich in vitamins and minerals, i.e. it encourages the healthy way of living.
# Negative calorie diet enhances metabolism, thanks to its content of vitamins, minerals and enzymes.
# Negative calorie diet can be a part of any diet plan.
# Negative calorie diet is not boring. With some healthy fats and proteins, it can be suitable for any one ,specially those not fond of being overwhelmed with information and procedures.
# Negative calorie diet can be the starting phase of any one wants to lose weight.

Scientific Proof of Effect of Negative Calorie Foods :
# Intestinal obstruction (Illius) is a documented contra-indication of bulk laxatives containing fibers.
# Researchers found that fiber containing foods reduce blood cholesterol through binding to dietary cholesterol and preventing it from absorption
# Pellagra, Beriberi, Scurvy...etc. were endemic diseases in areas known to be not eating much of fruits and vegetables.
# The last proof you make it yourself :
Put 1 tablet of a laxative containing fibers ( e.g. psyllium seeds) in 1/2 a cup of water and leave it for 8 hours. You will find a jelly mass formed by the cellulose like material when absorbs water. This is like the mass moved and excreted by your intestines when you eat negative calorie foods.

You can watch a movie I have prepared and uploaded at You Tube, and although I am not pretty good as a movie director, yet it can make you involve more of your senses to help you perceive the idea. It is found under the name"Underestimated Weight Loss".

Now you can count negative calories.

International Journal of Obesity - Abstract of article: Disordered eating behaviours and cognitions in young women with obesity: relationship with psychological status

2007-04-26T16:18:00.000+02:00

I read this article about the impact of obesity upon psychological status in young women.

International Journal of Obesity - Abstract of article: Disordered eating behaviours and cognitions in young women with obesity: relationship with psychological status

Ladies, count 2000-calories and calm down.

Very Low Calorie Diets

2007-04-22T16:36:00.000+02:00

No one should follow a very low-calorie diet plan without medical recommendation and supervision.

People who want to lose weight commonly, and first of all, think about reducing the amount of food they eat. This may be quite a solution but not exactly the best there is. In fact, depending on the amount you reduce in your food intake, it may even be dangerous to one's health.

Children, adolescents, pregnant or breast feeding women, should not follow very low calorie diet plan unless as a part of a specialized obesity treatment program. The only candidates for very low energy diets are those suffering from moderate to severe obesity, who are at risk from weight-related illness and these risks are worse than the potential side effects of a very low-calorie diets, and this is when doctors prescribe them.

The problem comes when only mildly overweight people begin to use them as a quick fix. Sudden dietary changes forced upon your body your body can wreak havoc, and more often than not you can end up back where you started.

Very low-calorie diet is also compensated for by the body by burning muscle. People on this type of diet who revert back to their old eating habits end up gaining back some, if not all the weight they have shed off. This would consist mainly of fats. And since fats have more volume per mass than muscle, they end up having the same weight as before but more bulkier. In losing weight, one should keep in mind that they should lose excess body fats only.Muscle loss is extremely unhealthy (do you afford to lose heart muscles?).

These diets do not change long established bad eating patterns and cause the body to slow down their metabolism significantly, so when the dieter returns to a more normal eating pattern - which is unavoidable - their slower metabolism generally leads to increased weight gain.
Apart from the minor side effects that disappear within weeks like fatigue, nausea, constipation and diarrhea, there are serious side effects like gall stones.

In the absence of a special factor, successful treatment of obesity requires a long term commitment to improved dietary and exercise habits.SO these very low -calorie diets are not likely to be effective.

Fad diets, unbalanced diets, diet pills, diet supplements, weight loss surgery and other short term weight loss methods are not recommended for permanent weight control.

The best way to lose excess fat and maintain a healthy weight in the long term is to follow a balanced calorie controlled diet ( slightly less than your basal metabolic rate, i.e.about 2000-calories/day)and take regular aerobic exercise.

Eating 1200-Calories a Day ?

2007-04-10T15:04:00.000+02:00

Eating 1200-calories every day? I would have died starving!

Eating 1200-calories/day seems to be more theoretical than it is practical or healthy style of eating. There are many myths concerning consuming that extremely low amounts of calories. For example :

#If you are eating 1200-calories/day, where do you get the calories needed for your basal metabolic rate [ it is around 2000-calories/day]. Burning body fats involves some other techniques that should maintain basal metabolic rate.

#If you eat 1200-calories per day, how do you get your basic nutrient needs, like essential fatty acids, essential sugars, trace elements,minerals and vitamins in a natural form. They all need a wide versification of foods, and each food carries additional calories.

#If you eat 1200-calories per day, how do you get the taste , satisfaction, or ease of meal preparation.

If we consider another - better actually - style of eating, that is eating 2000 calories/day, you can :
#With counting 2000-calories a day, you do not need to calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate.

#Beginning with 2000-calories a day is the sure way that makes you stick to the diet plan, eat the healthy style, and even better, it prepares you for any further calories cutting down.

#Eating 2000-calories a day, you are not going to the fluctuated 2500 or more calories one day and 1200 or less calories another day.

#Eating 2000-calories a day put you in the safe area of calorie consumption and away from , " More calories in= Fewer calories out" and "Starvation mode" phenomena.
The starvation mode may actually lead to weight plateaus, ending up with you eating much less and weighing the same weight, not to mention the serious damaging effects on your muscles and nutrients supply.

Unless you are under a doctor's scheme and supervision, do not eat only 1200-calories...

Order 500 Calories While You Eat Out

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If you find foods that offers 500-calories only, you can eat out or order fast foods and lose weight easily.

To have full control over what you eat or order, here is a list of foods from 5 different food restaurants that produce 500-calories or even less

McDonald's :

1- Hamburger, Garden Salad Shaker and small one-percent milk.[470-calories]. If you order salad dressing, make it fat free herb vinaigrette for 35 additional calories.

2- Chicken McGrill and Garden Salad Shaker [ 440-calories]. remember to order GRILLED and not FRIED chicken, the difference is 200-calories.

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN :

1- 3-piece Crispy Strips and Baked Beans [490-calories].

2- Roast Chicken Breast and Corn on the Cob [ 500-calories].

TACO BELL :

1- Chicken Gordita Supreme and Mexican Rice [490-calories]. Use hot sauce freely.

2. Grilled Chicken Soft Taco and Pintos 'N Cheese [380-calories]. Pinto beans provide half your daily fiber needs.

PIZZA HUT :

1. Two slices of The Edge "The Works" pizza and a tossed salad [380-calories], but bring your fat-free dressing with you.

2. One slice Supreme, Thin 'N Crispy pizza and a tossed salad [410-calories]. Avoid the stuffed-crust option, otherwise you add up 150-calories and 10 grams of fat per slice.

SUBWAY :

1- 6" ham sandwich on a deli roll plus one oatmeal raisin [423-calories]

2- 6" Super Turkey Breast sandwich [333-calories].

The Do's and Donot's :

1- Never order fries. A small serving of French fries has 210-calories, and super size has 610- calories.

2- Order or eat vegetables freely, they increase your sense of fullness, add fibers and boost the nutritional value of your food.

3- 1 or2 slices, or a complete fruit has benefits much more than calories it contains.

4- Avoid cheese, mayo, sauce and fries as they contain a lot of calories, and order fat-free milk...

Count 300-Calories of Bread

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If you go count -2000-calories plan, you should count 300-calories coming from bread through the whole day, preferably not made of refined flour.

This is a list to show you the way you can deal with bread through your day, so if you take 1 slice of Average White bread that contains 100 calories you have to count other 200 calories of bread to be taken during this day, whether of the same type or of other types.

Here is the list:
# Average Brown bread : 1 slice contains 82-calories. You count 218 (it certainly can be 220) calories of other breads.
# Average White bread : 1 slice contains 100-calories. You count 200-calories of other breads.
# Brown Rolls : 1 slice contains 94-calories. You count-206 calories of other breads.
# Croissants : 1 slice contains 133-calories. You count 167-calories of other breads.
# Cracker bread : 1 slice contains 17-calories. you count 283-calories of other breads, or of the same bread.
# Crisp bread : 1 slice contains 38-calories. You count 262-calories of other breads.
# Chapatis : 1 slice contains 160-calories. You count 140-calories of other breads.
# Current bread : 1 slice contains 108-calories.You count 192-calories of other breads.
# French bread : 1 slice contains 102-calories. You count 198-calories of other breads.
# Granary bread : 1 slice contains 84-calories. You count 216-calories of other beads.
# Soy & Linseed : 1 slice contains 110-calories. You count 180-calories of other breads.
# Malt bread : 1 slice contains 130-calories. You count 170-calories of other breads.
# Naan bread : 100 grams contain 340-calories. You take 88 grams for ALL the day.
# Papadum : 100 grams contain 370-calories. You take 81 grams for ALL the day.
# Pitta bread : 100 grams contain 260-calories. You count 40-calories of other breads.
# Rye bread : 1 slice contains 83-calories. You count 217-calories of other breads.
# Vitbe (wheat germ) : 1 slice contains 106-calories. You count 294-calories of other breads.
# Wholemeal bread : 1 slice contains 81-calories. You count 219-calories of other breads.
# Wholemeal Rolls : 1 slice contains 91-calories. You count 209-calories of other breads.

Count 200-Calories of These Foods Every Day

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Subtract 200-calories of the 2000-calories you count every day to include these foods in your daily intake.

When you include them in your daily intake, you will be surprised by the following effects:
* Health promoting Effects include ;:

1- Get your body needs of important minerals like: Potassium, Calcium.Magnesium, Phosphorous, Copper, Zinc, and Selenium in their natural forms.

2- Get important portion of your needs of vitamins like: A,B,C, and E in their natural forms. 3- Get additional amounts of naturally occurring bio-metabolites in the body like Glutathione which has powerful antioxidant properties.

* Disease fighting effects include :

1- Naturally occurring Anti-oxidants that act unspecific in the whole body to protect it from foreign noxious insults, examples are, Glutathione in Asparagus, Quercetin in Fennel, and Carotenoids in green leafy vegetables.

2- Phyto-chemical substances that were recently found to have specific effects on some organs or diseases, like :

# Inulin in Chicory and Dandelion greens lower blood sugar and helps diabetics regulate sugar level in their blood.

# Sulfur compounds in Garlic, Onions, Mustard greens, leek, water-cress and Radishes are powerful anti-cancer agents, they reduce blood cholesterol, as well as they have anti-bacterial effects.

# Rutin in Citrus fruits and Asparagus protects small blood vessels from rupturing in venous insuficiency disorders like varicoses and hemorrhoids.

# Lycopene in tomatoes is a powerful anti-oxidant that promotes a healthy heart and prostate.

# Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Kale protect the eyes from macular degeneration.

3- Some plants like Artichoke,Chicory, and Dandelion have liver and bile cleansing effect, thus they may prevent gall stone formation, this may be of special interest to dieters as some diet plans induce gall stone formation.

4- Fibers fight colon cancers. They also reduce blood cholesterol.

5- Fiber containing foods are known as negative calorie foods, i.e. moving these fibers after saturated with water in the intestines consume more energy than the contain, as a result if you ingested 200 calories containing foods and the body consumes 300 calories to push them down,there is 100 calories subtracted from your intake as a bonus.
. . . . . . . .

To manage for consuming these 200-calories yourself, you will keep in mind that almost all vegetables contain less than 30-calories in 100 grams ( except Avocado which contains 161 calories in 100 grams), and except Dates, Bananas, and dried figs, almost all fruits contain less than 60 Calories in 100 grams.

These foods include all vegetables and fruits. A special mention should be given to the following foods :
Garlic - Onions - Cauliflower - Cabbage - Radishes - Cress - Tomatoes -Cucumber - Kale - Asparagus - Celery- Spinach - Avocado - Dandelion - Chicory - Broccoli - Beet greens/root - Parsley - Fennel - Thyme - Mustard greens - Zucchini - Bean greens - Sweet Potato - Apple - Raspberries - Lemon - Orange - Pineapple - Carrots - Sweet Peppers - Kohlrabi - Bananas - Grapefruit.

If your 2000 calories include counting of 200 of them to be coming from the mentioned foods, you actually deliver about 1750 calories to your body, and you enjoy the taste, flavor, and health benefits of them...

Count-2000-Calories of Each Food to Know its Limits

2007-04-02T10:15:00.000+02:00

To maintain your weight and neither gain nor lose weight you need to enter about 2000 Calories into your body every day. Giving numbers and distracted tables creates the impression inside the dieter that he should arm himself with a degree in mathematics.

This is why this this article is designed to impart your mind a classification tool of different foods, the ideal way to maintain your weight. It is a list of the supposed amount of a certain food if eaten alone for 24 hours (just drinking water with it) , and as a result you understand the limits of this specified food, in relation to other foods eaten during the day.

Thus for one day Calories maintenance needs, you have to supposedly eat about 20 kilo-grams of Spinach, Cucumber, Celery, Leek, or Mushrooms (boiled) . You see that one should plan for the eating hours through the day, if he goes this way!An easier job is brought by supposedly eating only 8-12 kilograms of Watercress, Cabbage,Carrots,ONION(BOILED),and TOMATOES. Compare eating only 1.3 Kilo-grams of FRIED ONION,or 2.85 Kilo-grams of TOMATO PUREE, and you appreciate this article.

Implementing this way with all foods, gives you the complete picture of the relation between different foods and your daily calorie needs. The smaller the quantity of your daily need ,the more you are cautious about the amount you eat of this specific food, or its similar.

You will need to supposedly eat 30 eggs/day, 12-13 plain Hot-Dogs/day,10 Blue-Berry Muffins/day, or 8 glazed Doughnuts, each of them alone all over the day.Or you will need to supposedly eat 540 grams Peanut butter, or 600 grams Baily's Irish cream, each of them alone. And you will need to drink 5 Liters of Coca-Cola, 3.333 Liters Whole Milk, each of them alone along the whole day.

Here is a list of your needs of daily Calories when obtained from eating or drinking a single food for 24 hours. For the geeky, we also give the Calorie content of 100 grams:

# Cucumber, Spinach, Celery, Leek,Mushroom(boiled): 15-20 Kilo-grams/day.(100 grams of each of them contain 8-12 Calories).

# Onion(boiled),Tomato, Water-Cress,Cabbage,Carrots:8-12 Kilo-grams/day.(100 grams of each of them contain 15-25 Calories).

# Cauliflower, Broccoli, Red onions : 6-6.5 kilo-grams/day.(100 grams of each of them contain 30-33 Calories).

# Strawberry,Blackberries,Black Currants,Grape fruit,Orange: 6.6-8 Kg/day(100 grams of each of them contain 25-30 Calories).

# Peach,Apple,Kiwi,Honeydew melon : 4-5 Kilograms/day(100 grams contains 40-50 Calories).

# Canned green Peas,Canned sweet fruit,Grapes: 2.85-3.33 Kg/day.(100 grams contain 60-70 Calories).

# Olives : 205 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 80 Calories).

# Ketchup : 2.260 grams/day.(100 grams contain 88.5 Calories).

# Sliced Smoked Turkey : 2 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 99 Calories).

# Low fat strawberry yogurt : 1.96 kilograms/day(100 grams contain 102 Calories).

# Canned Black Beans : 1.86 grams/day.( 100 grams contain 107.5 Calories).

# Canned Pork and Beans :1.86 kilograms.(100 grams contain : 107.5 Calories.

# Eggs(boiled) : 30 eggs (1.5 kilograms).

# Cooked pasta : 1.45 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 138 Calories).

# Avocado : 1.25 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 160 Calories).

# Canned Tuna packed in oil : 1 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 196 Calories).

# Fiber One Cereal : 1 kilogram/day.(100 grams contain 200).

# Flax bread : 40 slices (900 grams).(100 grams contain 222 Calories).

# Dried Apricots : 830 grams /day.(100 grams contain 241).

# Jack in the box Cheeseburger : 5 Sandwiches/day.(100 grams contain 266.5 Calories).

# Jack in the box french fries : 10 servings/day.(100 grams contain 274 Calories).

# Jack in the box Chicken fries : 5 Sandwiches/day.(100 grams contain 277.5 Calories).

# French Sandwich Roll : 5 Sandwiches/day.(100 grams contains 277.5 Calories)

# Blueberry Muffins : 10/day.(100 grams contain 277.5 Calories).

# Sesame Seed Bagel : 6/days.(100 grams contain 286 calories).

# Tootsie pops : 40/day.(100 grams contain 294 Calories).

# Hot Dogs : 12.5 (660 grams)/day.(100 grams contain 303 Calories).

# Wheat Dinner Rolls: 20(660 grams)/day.(100 grams contain 303 Calories).

# Corn Bran Cereals : 600 grams/day.(100 grams contain 333 Calories).

# Baily's Irish Cream : 600 gram/day.(100 grams contain 333 Calories).

# Smarties Candy : 570 grams/day.(100 grams contain 350 Calories).

# Uncooked pasta : 560 grams/day.(100 grams contain 357 Calories).

# Blackberry Pie : 10 (560 grams)/day.(100 grams contain 357 Calories).

# Cranberry Vanilla Crunch Cereal : 550 grams/day.(100 grams contain 363.5 Calories).

# Peanut Butter(Power Bar) : 540 grams/day.(100 grams contain 370 Calories).

# Puffed Rice Cereal : 540 grams/day.(100 grams contain 370 Calories).

# Jelly Belly(Jelly Beans) : 540 grams/day.(100 grams contain 370 Calories).

# Puffed Wheat Cereal : 530 grams/day.(100 grams contain 377 Calories).

# Brown Sugar : 530 grams/day.(100 grams contain 377 Calories).

# Glazed Doughnuts : 8 ( 520 grams)/day.(100 grams contain 384.5 Calories).

# Salted Pretzels : 520 grams/day.(100 grams contain 384.5 Calories).

# Medium Cheddar Cheese : 510 grams/day.(100 grams contain 392 Calories).

# Fruit Loops Cereal : 510 grams/day.(100 grams contain 392 Calories).

# Gummy Bears : 510 grams/day.(100 grams contain 392 Calories).

# Splenda Artificial Sweetener : 0.5 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 400 Calories).

# Salted Saltines Crackers : 0.5 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 400 Calories).

# Werther's Original Candy : 0.5 kilograms/day.(100 grams contain 400 Calories).

# Snickers Chocolate Bar : 410 grams/day.(100 grams contain 488 Calories).

# Doritos : 410 grams/day.(100 grams contain 488 Calories).

# Marshmallow Treat : 400 grams/day.(100 grams contain 500 Calories).

# M&M : 400 grams/day.(100 grams contain 500 Calories).

# Peanut Butter Crackers : 390 grams/day.(100 grams contain 513 Calories).

# Cheetos : 380 grams/day.(100 grams contain 513 Calories).

# Potato Chips : 370 grams/day.(100 grams contain 540 Calories).

# Hershy Kisses : 80( 360 grams)/day.(100 grams contain 555 Calories).

# Sliced and toasted Almonds : 390 grams/day.(100 grams contain 570 Calories).

# Fried Bacon : 340 grams/day.(100 grams contain 588 Calories).

# Peanut Butter : 340 grams/day.(100 grams contain 588 Calories).

# Salted Mixed Nuts : 330 grams/day.(100 grams contain 606 Calories).

# Butter : 280 grams/day.(100 grams contain 715 Calories).

# Canola oil : 230 grams/day.(100 grams contain 870 Calories).

# Whole Milk : 3.3333 Liters/day/(100 grams contain 60 Calories).

# Coca Cola : 4.96 Liters/day.(100 grams contain 40 Calories) . . .

How to Count-2000-Calories

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The whole concept of counting 2000-calories is meant at your gradual withdrawal from ingesting too much calories to the base line of calorie balance, i.e. 2000-calories/day , where the intake and output of calories are nearly the same.

With that is said, you should not be strictly tied to accurate calculations. If you find yourself feeling physically or emotionally unsatisfied, you may make them 3000-calories then make them 2500-calories towards our goal, 2000-calories/day.

To succeed to count 2000-calories/day, you should cut-down the digestible carbohydrate intake (e.g. sugar, bread, rice, pasta...etc.), so that you avoid the vicious circle of glucose/insulin/glucose..( the more glucose is in blood the more insulin is secreted and the more hungry you are, then the more you eat).

To start your journey on the way to count 2000-calories/day, you put for yourself a broad plan consisting of 2 big meals each produces 650-700-calories, and 3-4 snacks producing 150-200- calories each. Plan to eat 100 grams proteins, 50-60 grams healthy fats, and the rest of your calories ( about 1000 calories) may come from carbohydrates every day.

To succeed even better, you should deceive your body to lead to to where you want it to do, where it is satisfied and grateful with 2000-calories or less every day. You do that by increasing healthy fat intake admixed with a large amount of fibers (e.g. adding whipped cream to fruit salad, or olive oil to green salad....etc.), and then gradually decreasing the fat content, until your body is accustomed to the new calorie balance.You will be surprised with your body refusing any extras when you go with this plan persistently to its end.

The actual math calculations are not a problem at all nowadays, as almost all foods are labelled with calories and other contents, yet you can basically consider that 1 gram carbohydrate produces 4 Calories, 1 gram protein produces 5 Calories, and 1 gram fat produces 9 Calories.This plan is all about a continuous uninterrupted way of living.

When do You Count-2000-Calories ?

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deal with your weight issue. you should make your baseline is to count 2000-calories every day.When you count 2000-calories, you put yourself in the green zone that is determined by comprehensive scientific research. 2000-calories/day were found to fulfill your body exact needs.

If you count 2000 calories for a period of time that is a bit longer than "Get loss quick" schemes, you will never need any diet plan.If you manage your protein intake to be around 80 grams/day which produce about 450 calories, eat whatever you like of vegetables and fruits that produce another 450 calories (it is a huge amount), and count about 1100-calories of the other foods, you may not need any schematic diet plans to lose weight.

Nevertheless, you may like to go systematic and follow one or another diet plan, so you may need to count-2000-calories in the following conditions :

1- If you have never gone on a diet plan before and you want to prepare yourself for any diet plan, count-2000-calories/day.

2- If your chosen diet plan recommends you take only 1800, 1600 or 1000-calories daily, then count-2000-calories first for a while before you start the new plan.

3- If you had stopped your diet plan and after a while you find yourself getting weight, count 2000 calories/day and then decide what shall you do, you may not need a diet plan.

4- If you have got hypertension recently, count-2000-calories/day.

5- If your close relatives (parents,aunts or uncles) are or were diabetic and you are over weight, count 2000 calories/day.

When you count-2000-calories/day, you control your body in order to achieve many goals, on top of them is a healthy way of eating.

Why do You Count-2000-Calories

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But why do you need to count-2000-calories, and over which period of time will you need to count 2000 calories?

A human being needs around 2000-calories daily, and human race consumes more than 12 trillion calories (6 billion humans x 2000-calories) every day, the spare calories left after doing the basic activities are utilized to either build proteins mostly before the age of 30, or to build fats mostly after the age of 30.

Calorie Consumption Pattern Before 30 :
Over 30, the body has its own laws that work differently from that way we experienced before 30.
From birth to full growth in the early 20s, the hormonal balance in our bodies is dominated by the anabolic hormonal orchestra that utilizes most of the consumed calories to build the body organs.

The anabolic - building - hormonal orchestra is composed primarily of Growth hormone, Sex hormones (mainly male sex hormone), together with Thyroid hormones.

Growth hormone and Calorie Regulation :
Growth hormone derives calories basically from fats (fatty acids), spares carbohydrates and build proteins. This is explained as follows :

* Growth hormone suppresses storage of calories in the form of fats by fat cells, through :

1- It stimulates fat cells to increase calorie production through stimulation of triglycerides breakdown and releasing fatty acids to be oxidized.
2- It decreases the ability of fat cells to store calories through suppressing their ability to take up and accumulate lipids.

* Growth hormone directs the body to consume calories in production of proteins, through stimulating the liver and other tissues to secrete insulin like growth hormone which is the key player in muscle growth, as it stimulates amino acid uptake and reduces their oxidation, thus preventing them from being used as a calorie source.

* Growth hormone carbohydrate sparing effect, preserves them to be stored in the "on-call" or "stand-by" form, i.e. Glycogen, so that they serve as the calorie store for prompt demand by the muscles and the Red Blood Corpuscles, moreover this effect helps maintain blood glucose within the normal range, and maintains supply of sufficient amounts of essential sugars required for structural purposes.

Sex Hormones and Calorie Regulation :
* Testosterone ( male sex hormone) stimulates protein metabolism, promotes burning of fats, and accelerates muscle growth, producing fat free muscle of greater size.
* Absence of Estrogen ( a female sex hormone) receptors in the brain of experimental rats, were found in a recent study in Rockefeller university, to lead to less calorie expenditure. The rats also developed several hallmarks, including glucose intolerance and resistance to insulin.

Calorie Consumption pattern After 30 :

1- Levels of Anabolic Hormones :

* Growth Hormone:
At the age of 25 -the peak time for growth hormone- the total secreted amount is 600 mcg/day. It decreases by age and goes down to 15 percent of this amount at the age of 60-70, this ratio can be accelerated by unbalanced diet to happen at 40-50. Rough estimation of its level at different ages is as follows:At the age of 20, growth hormone secretion is 500 mcg/day, at the age of 40, growth hormone secretion is 200 mcg/day,at the age of 80, growth hormone secretion is 25 mcg/day.

* Sex hormones :
The high level of testosterone in males starts to decline in the third decade and this decline proceeds with age, leading to marked lower levels of bio available testosterone in substantial proportion of elderly men compared to the young adult male range.In females, all hormones abruptly decline after menopause.

2- Calorie consumption pattern :
After 30 , there are different factors influencing calorie consumption pattern, these are :
# Decreased levels of anabolic hormones.
# Decreased expenditure of calories with sedentary life.
# Abundance of nutrients that are in less demand.
# A battery of catabolic hormones, that degrade body tissues, primarily the muscles. They are present all the life time, yet some of them are not endocrine in nature ( not submitted to age changes ), they are available on demand in stress conditions ( fight or flight ), examples are: Cortisol and Epinephrine.

This new situation dictates the body to convert surplus calories into a storage form that meets the following criteria :

# It delivers the substrate for calorie production in a form that can be acted upon by the predominant hormones ( many of them derive calories from fatty acids, e.g. Epinephrine, Cortisol and Glucagon).
# It is an efficient storage form on weight basis, to store a lot of calories that are neither used for building tissues, nor consumed in physical activity.
The form that fulfils these criteria is FATS.

The base line is that whenever you need to consider changing your eating behaviour, you should start with the scientifically calculated calorie needs per day. You have to count 2000 calories every day.

Welcome to Count 2000 Calories

2007-03-24T13:53:00.001+02:00

At Count-2000-Calories, we provide all the nutritional information about foods, calorie content, negative calories, recipes, and diet. All are conformed into a new concept of dealing with your body , eating and dieting, so that you do not put weight loss over your health.

Welcome to my new blog.