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How To Lose Weight

by anjali kunder on March 21, 2011

How To Lose Weight

Roughly one-third of the population of the United States is considered to be obese. While some individuals choose to lose weight for cosmetic purposes, there are underlying health concerns which should be addressed. Obesity is in the top two for leading causes of death in the U.S. because it places individuals at a significantly higher risk for heart disease, cancer and cerebrovascular ailments which can include strokes. It has also been proven that being overweight and inactive considerably increases the risk of diabetes which is the sixth leading cause of death. With this in mind, whether it is through diet, exercise, weight loss products or a combination of the three - it has become vital to understand how to lose weight.

Weight Loss through Diet

Sometimes minor dietary changes are all that is needed to provide significant weight loss over time. Consider the fact that in order to lose one pound it is necessary to cut back on approximately 3600 calories. It is quite possible to lose one pound per week from dietary changes alone by eating roughly 515 fewer calories per day. That might sound like a lot but sometimes minor adjustments can facilitate that quite easily. One chocolate bar is equivalent to 500 calories or more and the amount of oil and/or butter consumed in the course of the day can quickly add up to 900 calories.

Snack Healthy

Learning how to lose weight with healthy substitutions is an effective way to diet. A small snack size bag of potato chips is at least 500 calories and that's not accounting for the dip. It is imperative to find

8 Comments

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26 months ago

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26 months ago

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26 months ago

Wonderful post

14 months ago

nice

14 months ago

Nice Post for Big Brothers and Sisters... Anjali. hahaha

10 months ago

Thanks for sharing a great informative post about losing weight.

10 months ago