More than half of Americans are overweight-including at least 1 in 5 children. Nearly one third of the population are obese. Obesity in the United States is now being called an epidemic. Although obesity is on the rise in our society, there are locals throughout the Polk County community who are dealing with it head-on.
More than 60 percent of the nation's population is categorized as overweight or obese. The methods for losing weight and staying healthy are as different as the people who try them. Polk County is home to several weight loss clinics and work-out gyms that help locals to keep from falling into that national number.
Gosline who has been a weight watcher for several years now leads between 350 and 400 clients throughout Polk County, offering meetings on a daily basis to encourage motivate and support. Gosline lost 22 pounds herself as a client and after extensive training, became part of the Weight Watchers staff.
One of the popular weight loss systems is the Body Type Diet which has enjoyed a lot of success in recent times
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Eating Chocolate May Actually Be Good For You
This does sound very contriversial but Hershey's actually funded a recent study which endeavored to find out whether or not overweight and obese women would still be able to lose weight, despite having chocolate or another sweet treat on a daily basis. The results: women lost an average of 11 pounds over a four month period of time.
"Women think about going on a diet and think they have to deprive themselves of their favorite foods, but really that's not the case if you incorporate them in a portion-controlled way." Kathryn Piehowski, who was part of the research team said.
Debra Keast from the Food & Nutrition Database Research Inc in Okemos, Michigan, is in support of healthier snacks, such as yogurt and nuts, and supports eating regularly so one isn't starving their body. "I think allowing snacks and sweets as a reward for exercising or for sticking to your healthy foods is good… But I think there are probably other foods that might be more satiating to eat between meals, if the objective is to hold you over to the next meal so you're not feeling so hungry that you have to gorge when you actually sit down to eat." Debra said.
So a little bit in moderation may be a good thing as you follow your Body Type Diet
"Women think about going on a diet and think they have to deprive themselves of their favorite foods, but really that's not the case if you incorporate them in a portion-controlled way." Kathryn Piehowski, who was part of the research team said.
Debra Keast from the Food & Nutrition Database Research Inc in Okemos, Michigan, is in support of healthier snacks, such as yogurt and nuts, and supports eating regularly so one isn't starving their body. "I think allowing snacks and sweets as a reward for exercising or for sticking to your healthy foods is good… But I think there are probably other foods that might be more satiating to eat between meals, if the objective is to hold you over to the next meal so you're not feeling so hungry that you have to gorge when you actually sit down to eat." Debra said.
So a little bit in moderation may be a good thing as you follow your Body Type Diet
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