Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 this sounds almost exactly like Dr W's own words....... on 1/21/2004 9:20 PM, old542000 at apater@... wrote: > To achieve a sustained weight loss for medical or cosmetic reasons it > is normally > recommended that people should eat a low-fat, high-starch, physically > bulky diet, > rich in fresh fruit, green vegetables and unrefined carbohydrates, > and that their > total energy consumption should be slightly less than before. This > diet should be > supplemented by an exercise program to increase energy demand, > leading to a > gradual weight loss over several months. Crash diets should be > avoided because they > chiefly affect body water content, rather than fat. They may also > promote muscle > catabolism for gluconeogenesis. The altered lifestyle must be > maintained indefinitely: > if the person ceases to control their food intake then most of the > missing fat > will be rapidly replaced. We will now examine the reasons for this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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