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Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:16:29 +0300 in article
Matti Narkia wrote: Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot of them even on low carb diets. Here some examples: Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g --------- --------------------- Cucumber 1.4 Broccoli 2.0 Radish 2.0 Pumpkin 2.0 Asparagus 2.0 Cauliflower 2.2 Aubergine 3.1 Cabbage 3.4 Tomatoes 3.8 Blueberry 6.4 Blackcurrant 7.5 Strawberry 8.4 For more comprehensive lists see Carbohydrate, available, Vegetables URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=vegfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en Alternative list: 629 Vegetables and Vegetable Products Lowest in Total Carbohydrate (based on levels per 100 grams) URL:http://www.nutritiondata.com/foods-011000000000005000000-w.html Carbohydrate, available, Fruit URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=frufresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en Alternative list: 194 Fruits and Fruit Juices Lowest in Total Carbohydrate (based on levels per 100 grams) URL:http://www.nutritiondata.com/foods-009000000000005000000-w.html -- Matti Narkia |
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Matti Narkia wrote:
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:16:29 +0300 in article Matti Narkia wrote: Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot of them even on low carb diets. Here some examples: Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g --------- --------------------- Cucumber 1.4 Broccoli 2.0 [rest of list snipped] That's because they're mostly water. Eat 3-5 kg of them per day, different ones in many colors, mostly raw, as is probably the healthiest way to eat them, and you will get lots of the dreaded "carbs" along with lots of protective phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and soluble fibers that are partially converted to short-chain fatty acids. So no need to worry about limiting them. |
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I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it
works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it
works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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"Jerry G." wrote in message ...
I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. And in your case, I think there's a lot more than an average amount of defecation going on.... If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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"Jerry G." wrote in message ...
I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. And in your case, I think there's a lot more than an average amount of defecation going on.... If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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This calorie thing. By what mechanism does the body recognize an
excess of calories and by what mechanism does the body then trigger fat storage. Conversely, by what specific mechanism does the body detect a dietary calorie deficit and by what mechanism does it then trigger fat burning. What are the specific bio-chemical steps in both processes? TC "Jerry G." wrote in message ... I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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This calorie thing. By what mechanism does the body recognize an
excess of calories and by what mechanism does the body then trigger fat storage. Conversely, by what specific mechanism does the body detect a dietary calorie deficit and by what mechanism does it then trigger fat burning. What are the specific bio-chemical steps in both processes? TC "Jerry G." wrote in message ... I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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Hey Jerr, ya gonna answer the question?
TC (tcomeau) wrote in message om... This calorie thing. By what mechanism does the body recognize an excess of calories and by what mechanism does the body then trigger fat storage. Conversely, by what specific mechanism does the body detect a dietary calorie deficit and by what mechanism does it then trigger fat burning. What are the specific bio-chemical steps in both processes? TC "Jerry G." wrote in message ... I have read many articles about eating like a Mediterranean. Apparently it works for many people. But, there is also the activity. If you look at some of the life styles of these people, many of them are hard working. They are either fisherman, doing manual labour, or working in the fields. Calories are a form of energy. The energy that we do not use, is stored as fat. There is the simple physics that shows that the calories out must be the same as the calories going in, if the person is not to change in weight. To loose weight, the calories going out must be greater than the calories going in. I like these people who tell me that they don't eat anything... For the average person, who is not particularly active, a defecate of 3500 calories over a given period of time, will result in a loss of 1 lbs. If someone was having a deficit of 1000 calories per week, after 3.5 weeks, they should loose 1 lbs. In a descent weight loss plan you would want to have a weight loss of at least 3 to 4 lbs per month. Too rapid a weight loss it not very easy on the system, and can result in the person going on eating binges and gaining it back again. The general key to descent weight control is to follow a low fat diet, and participate in a lot of exercise. Being very physically active is a big plus to loose and control weight. A moderate amount of exercise also helps to control blood pressure. Following a diet that consists of the proper portions of food, is well balanced, and is low on fat is the key. The diet should be consistent. Ideally the total fat intake should not exceed about 60 to 80 grams. The average person eats over 150 grams of fat per day. Each 5 grams of fat is about 1 tsp, or about 45 calories. Foods such as butter, or margarine are about 98% fat. Cutting out butter, all fried foods, and only eating lean meats with a lot of assorted vegetables, will help out to loose weight. An average portion of meat should be about 4 to 6 oz, not including the bone in the cut. When eating a salad, use low fat dressings. You can use some oil and vinegar with your favourite spices, but care should be taken when eating foods with oil. This will add up to the total fat. Stay away from foods that have trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats. These are the worse for blocking up the arteries. Most candies, cookies, and fast preparation foods have bad fats. A proper diet, with a lot of exercise is what will keep someone in good health. -- Jerry G. ========================== "Roman Bystrianyk" wrote in message om... http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=264 Liz Szabo,, "We should all eat like a Mediterranean", USA Today, September 22, 2004, Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ean-usat_x.htm Two new studies confirm the health benefits of eating the Mediterranean way. In a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, mortality rates were 65% lower among elderly people who combined a so-called Mediterranean diet with 30 minutes of daily exercise, moderate drinking and no tobacco use. Although experts say there is no single Mediterranean diet, doctors say cuisines from these regions favor olive oil rather than butter and include lots of legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, fish, vegetables and potatoes but little meat and dairy. The study was conducted from 1988 to 2000 and led by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and other European universities. More than 2,300 healthy people ages 70 to 90 answered questions about their eating habits and activities. Researchers noted that the study suggests a strong association between healthy habits and longer life but offers no proof. In a separate study in the same journal, researchers from the Second University of Naples in Italy found that Mediterranean-style diets helped patients with "metabolic syndrome," which increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and affects 1 in 4 American adults. People with the syndrome are fat around the middle, have high blood pressure and cholesterol deposits in their arteries, and do not properly process glucose. After two years, 44% of those on the Mediterranean diet still had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 86% of others. This research confirms the results of earlier studies, experts say. A previous study of heart-attack survivors showed that the mortality rate was 70% lower among those who followed a prescribed Mediterranean diet compared with people on a low-fat diet. "The Mediterranean experience makes it clear that healthy eating is completely consistent with wonderful eating," says Walter Willett, chairman of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Yet getting more Americans to adopt healthy living will be a challenge, says Dario Giugliano, an author of the metabolic syndrome study. Experts say only 1 in 5 Americans eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. |
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