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Ten Important Things to Know Before You Join a Weight Loss Program

1. What is my BMI and how do I calculate Fats are also an important part of our
it? diet. Many foods contain fat in
BMI means Body Mass Index. Healthy different amounts. High-fat foods include
weight is defined as a BMI equal to or dairy products like butter and cream as
greater than 19 and less than 25 among well as mayonnaise and oils.
all people aged 20 or over. There are two kinds of fats: saturated
To determine body mass index, divide and unsaturated.
weight in kilograms (2.2 lbs.=1 kg) by Fat is necessary because: the only way to
height in meters squared (39.4 ins.=1m). get certain fat-soluble vitamins is to
For example, if you are 1.75 M tall and eat fat, your body has no way to make
weigh 80 kg. , your BMI will be = 80 certain essential fats, so you must get
1.75X1.75 = 26.122, slightly overweight them in your food.
("obesity" is ofen defined as a BMI Another reason is that fat is a good
equal to or greater than 30, which source of energy, in fact it contains
approximates to 30 pounds of excess twice as many calories per gram as do
weight.) carbohydrates or proteins. Your body can
2. What are carbs, proteins, fats? burn fat as fuel when necessary
Carbohydrates provide your body with its 3. What else does my body need?
basic fuel, very much like a car engine Mainly vitamins and minerals. These can
and gasoline. Glucose goes directly into be found in various foods, fruits,
the cells, which convert it into the etc..It seems the "Standard Western Diet"
energy they need. is deficient in vitamins and minerals.
There are two types of carbohydrates: This has led to the creation of vitamin
Simple carbohydrates (also called and mineral supplements.
"sugars" on food package labels): 4. What are the dangers of being
glucose etc. overweight (too fat)?
Complex carbohydrates ("starches"), made When it gets to a certain level,
up of chains of glucose molecules, which overweight becomes "obesity", which has
is simply a way plants store glucose. been described as "a serious, chronic
Starches can be found in great quantities disease that is known to reduce life
in most grains (wheat, corn, oats, rice) span, increase disability and lead to
and things like potatoes and plantains. many serious illnesses including
Your digestive system breaks a starch diabetes, heart disease and stroke,
back down into its component glucose cancer, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea,
molecules so that the glucose can enter gall bladder disease, gout."
your bloodstream. 5. What exactly is Atkins diet?
Carbohydrates provide cells with energy, Dr. Atkins diet, first introduced in
proteins provide cells with the building 1972, is strictly focused on limiting
material they need to grow and maintain carbohydrate consumption.
their structure. That is why it is called a low-carb,
Protein can be found in both animal and high-protein diet or sometimes simply a
vegetable foods. Most animal sources low-carb diet, together with other diets
(meat, milk, eggs) provide "complete such as South Beach Diet, Power Protein
protein": they contain all of the Diet etc...
essential amino acids.




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