But now, experts are saying that those of us who have 1-2 drinks a few times a week are less likely to become obese than non drinkers.
Finally! A Weight Loss "Do and Don't" that we can have some fun with!
Not too much fun though.
Those of us who consume 4 or more drinks daily are a whopping 46% more likely to be obese, research says. This new information was based on a study of over 8,000 people conducted by Dr. James Rohrer of the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Ahmed Arif, from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
"We don't want to give people the wrong impression"...says Rohrer..."We certainly don't want to recommend that nondrinkers become drinkers just to control their weight".
If you're a non-drinker---don't panic.
The odds for moderate drinkers are only .73% better than nondrinkers for staying thin. The main message here is that a few drinks consumed socially isn't anything to worry about if that's your M.O.
Some experts don't completely agree with these findings. Dr. David L. Katz, Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, says that the slight reduciton in obesity risk may very well be attributed to additional healthy behaviors unrelated to drinking.
"Many health-conscious people have a daily drink because of the widely touted health benefits; it may be a constellation of behaviors in such people that lead to weight control"...says Katz..."This would produce the appearance of a weight-control benefit from moderate drinking, but it would be illusory."
Well here's my 2 cents on the matter:
As mentioned above, I feel that the primary takeaway from this research is that responsible, moderate drinkers need not be alarmed at the implications of drinking on their weight loss.
Though the overall trend presented here makes sense to me, I am a slight bit skeptical of the percentages given for risk levels.
My suspiscion comes from the fact that body mass index, or BMI, was used as a measure of obesity. As I mention in my program, BMI is not the best determination of true obesity. Its measurements, though useful, are not accurate enough to be followed to the letter---certainly not for coming up with percentages in a medical research study.
So if you choose to drink, do it moderately and responsibly. And if you don't choose to do so, that's o.k. too. WHATEVER you choose to do, make sure you're eating right and exercising daily!
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When you follow these painless strategies you will soon be noticeably thinner and well on your way to becoming the slim you that you long to be.
The food you eat, and when and how often you eat it, is the key to permanent weight loss. When you eat the right foods at the right times your body will go into fat burning mode and you will lose weight.
Starving yourself is not the answer to losing weight
Starving yourself is the worst thing you can do if you are trying to lose weight and keep weight off. It just causes your body to go slow on burning fat.
Eat more often
When you eat smaller meals and eat more frequently, it keeps your blood sugar stable and gives your body a steady source of energy that keeps your metabolism busy.
Eating more frequently helps you to lose weight, providing you stick to the right foods and eat them at the right time. You won't lose weight eating chips and biscuits and sweets! But if you include more protein and complex carbohydrates in your diet you will give your body a fighting chance of losing weight.
Eating more often is a tried and tested weight loss strategy that works. Do not go for long periods without food or your metabolism will slow down.
You don't have to make dieting hard by eating strange foods
Dieting doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, the simpler your diet strategy, the more likely you are to succeed with losing weight. If you try to diet by eating strange foods that you don't like, or buy specially prepared food that costs a fortune, you are setting yourself up to fail.
If you are serious about losing weight you need to eat the right foods in the right combination and at the right time of day. It's worth paying a bit more attention to what you eat so that you can lose excess weight and feel good about what you see in the mirror.
The key to successful weight loss is
* Don't go for long periods without food * Eat the right types of food in the right combination * Eat more often
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