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