| The holiday season seems to be always here. And | | | | They act as catalysts (for digestion/metabolism) |
| this is a time of indulgence in every sense of the | | | | hormones, antioxidants (for sustenance and |
| word. Before you realize it, your pants have become | | | | maintenance of organs and tissues). |
| tighter and you feel shortness of breath. Yes, you | | | | - Minerals are the building blocks of our body. Calcium |
| have become fatter. Now starts your search for | | | | for bones, Iron for red blood cells, Magnesium and |
| how to diet and lose weight. You have to understand | | | | Sodium for brain and nerve cells, Potassium for organ |
| why and how you gain weight to know how to diet | | | | functions, etc |
| and lose weight effectively. Blind belief and fad diets | | | | - Carbohydrates are the most common source of |
| or seeking instant solutions offered by commercial | | | | energy for humans. Though not considered an |
| diet supplement companies are not going to get you | | | | essential nutrient for humans, some carbohydrates |
| anywhere near your expectations. Some of them are | | | | are needed. Proteins and fat are other sources of |
| even harmful to good health. | | | | energy for the body. However, brain and nerve cells |
| Understanding weight gain and knowing how to diet | | | | cannot burn fat and need glucose from |
| and lose weight | | | | carbohydrates. |
| - Your dietary habits are the main reason for excess | | | | - Fats are essential nutrients for producing energy for |
| weight gain. | | | | our body. |
| - Indulging in energy dense foods with high saturated | | | | How to lose weight with a balanced diet |
| fats and added sugar cause accumulation of fat in | | | | - Depriving your body of essential nutrients is not the |
| your body. | | | | answer to how to diet and lose weight. |
| - You may not be burning all those calories you | | | | - How you diet and lose weight depends on knowing |
| consume. | | | | what to eat and what to avoid. |
| - Energy imbalance - meaning a mismatch in your | | | | - The key is a healthy and balanced diet. |
| intake and expenditure of calories, happens when | | | | To know how to diet and lose weight, understand |
| you consume more food than is needed. The extra | | | | these facts. |
| calories convert into fat and sticks to your bones. | | | | - Saturated fats and trans fats occur in processed |
| Knowing your food is a key factor in how to diet | | | | meat and fish, bakes, fast food items, palm or |
| and lose weight | | | | coconut oils. |
| - Your diet is what you feed on a daily basis. | | | | - Saturated and trans fats increase cholesterol |
| - Your body needs balanced quantities of proteins, | | | | content in our body which clogs blood vessels. |
| Vitamins, Minerals, carbohydrates and fats. In | | | | - Unsaturated fats are found in corn or olive oils, |
| day-to-day life, you use up these to power your | | | | nuts, etc. They help to reduce the bad cholesterol in |
| bodies various activities. | | | | our blood and reduce the risk of heart diseases. |
| - Proteins are vital compounds that hold our body | | | | - Limit intake of food items containing saturated and |
| together. Our body synthesizes some proteins on its | | | | trans fats. Manage your calorie consumption to |
| own. Others or "Essential" amino acids which our | | | | ensure that you burn more calories than you intake. |
| body cannot synthesize are absorbed from food we | | | | These are the essentials keys to how to diet and |
| intake. | | | | lose weight. |
| - Vitamins help several critical activities in our body. | | | | |