Here are the answers to some of the most commonly encountered questions on the subject of weight loss programmes.

Surely all I have to do is reduce my calorie intake?

Of course, to some extent that statement is correct as it stands.

The truth of that can be seen by anyone who looks at pictures of individuals who have, for whatever reason, suffered a severe reduction in their calorie intake.

However, it is dangerous to think about dieting in terms of simply cutting out calories. leptitox That's because reducing weight whilst maintaining good health is key. Simply starving yourself may have detrimental effects on your health that far outweigh the beneficial effects of losing weight in the process.

In modern dieting approaches, calorie counting is just one method of several that might be used in order to prepare a regime that's suitable for the biology of the individual concerned.

Why can't I just cut out all harmful fats?

You can and it is generally accepted that we should all be doing much more to reduce some of the fats in the modern western diet that are known to be potentially harmful.

Remember though that some forms of fat are not only beneficial but they are actually essential for healthy wellbeing. You may cause yourself ill health by simply removing all fat from your diet.

Once again, the control of fat intake needs to form part of an overall plan for your weight loss that is put together with a specialist rather than simply based on eliminating one entire foodstuff or food type.

Can I lose weight if I do not have time to exercise?

Yes, you most certainly can.

In fact, there are numerous weight loss success stories that have been generated by diets requiring relatively little, if any, direct exercise.

Do keep in mind though that exercise isn't only important from the point of view of losing weight. It is extremely beneficial to the cardio-vascular system and is associated with a reduction in the risk of many diseases.

So, whatever the difficulties involved, try to find time for at least some modest exercise though if you are heavily overweight or suffer from other medical conditions, you should consult a doctor beforehand for their advice on how much and what type of exercise you should engage in.

Why do some diets require blood tests?

There are a number of reasons why this may be advisable.

Firstly, although most causes of weight troubles arise from consuming too much of the wrong type of food, some actually come about for medical reasons that are unconnected with diet. They need to be identified and treated.

A second reason, one that is only now becoming fully appreciated by nutrition scientists, is that there are indicators in the blood that can be used to identify what type of foodstuffs are likely to be more successful for a diet than others.

So, practitioners of these diet programs will use the results of your blood test in order to construct a regime that is most likely to be effective in the case of the individual concerned. It's a substantially different approach from the past, where there was a tendency to preach one diet above all others.

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