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To aid healing, get enough protein through healthy sources like beans and whole wheat. Jay Cross / Flickr

After liposuction, you should alter your diet a bit as you recover. For example, if you're given antibiotics after liposuction, start eating more probiotic-containing foods like yogurt to rebalance your gut biome.

Moreover, if you don't already follow a healthy diet, consider switching over now so that you can maintain the best results possible from your procedure, long-term. Some expert-recommended diets include the Mediterranean and DASH diet. In addition to a healthy diet, here's what you should focus on getting plenty of after liposuction.

Get enough protein. The main nutrient you want to consume after liposuction is protein. That's because your body has just been through a surgery, it needs to recover, and protein is essential to healing, says David Sieber, MD, a San Francisco based plastic surgeon who specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Protein can help to heal post-surgical wounds and regenerate damaged skin and muscle tissue. Additionally, protein can help reduce the swelling that's very common after liposuction. Even if you're a vegetarian, you can still get enough protein.

Healthy sources of protein include:

Take a multivitamin. In general, you want to make sure you're consuming a well-balanced diet so you're getting all of the key vitamins and minerals to help you heal. Aim to eat food from all five food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy.

Most people don't get enough nutrients in their diet, and thus don't have the right micronutrients and vitamins like magnesium,vitamin D, and vitamin B12 they need to heal optimally. "So I recommend people take a high-quality multivitamin," says Snyder.

Stay hydrated. You also want to focus on hydration. Sieber says you can drink sports drinks, but don't overdo it since these are often high in sugar. Instead, drink plenty of water and add a lemon or lime slice for flavor. Staying hydrated can help reduce post-op swelling. If you're dehydrated, your body is more likely to retain the little amount of water that it does have, resulting in swelling. Therefore, stay hydrated and you may even see your liposuction results a little sooner because the inflammation will go down more quickly.

Sieber recommends sticking to these dietary guidelines for at least two to four weeks after surgery, during the acute healing process.

However, if you got liposuction, chances are, you want to maintain a slimmer figure. Since the surgery won't make you have less of an appetite or affect your metabolism, the way certain weight-loss surgery may. It's up to you to keep up with healthy life choices.

"My patients who continue to exercise and have a healthy diet are having results that are way better than patients who had surgery and then relaxed a little bit and gained some weight after surgery," says Seiber.

So, for the best post-liposuction results, keep up with a healthy diet not just postoperatively in the two, or so, weeks after surgery.

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THE IRISH diet is too reliant on alcohol and animal protein, according to two new studiesTrinity College Dublins School of Natural Sciences.

Researchers are calling for major changes to the way we eat amid concerns over a dependence on animal protein and overspending on alcohol.

According toTrinity College Dublins School of Natural Sciences the typical Irish diet is hindering Irelands ability to address issues like global warming and nitrogen pollution.

This is due to the quantities offarmed products like fish, pork and lamb still being consumed by a large proportion of the population.

Many also remain heavily dependenton dairy and animal fats along with cereal, which all fuel the agriculture sector an industry accounting for 26 percent of all global warming.

There are also concerns over the alarming amount of alcohol consumption seen on average according to the research.

The Trinity College study found alcohol accounts for 7%of daily calorie intake on average but 25% of our daily nutritional cost.

Its this over-reliance that is leading to an increase in serious health concerns like obesity, diabetes, colon cancer and heart disease.

Researchers are calling for more people to adopt a Mediterranean-style diet comprising of more fruit, vegetables, whole grains and seafood.

Doing so would potentially reduce Irelands diet-associated Global Warming Potential by up to 57%.

Mike Williams, assistant professor in botany inTrinitys School of Natural Sciences and lead author on the study said: Global diets have become more westernised, less healthy and more damaging to the environment.

Effective change can be achieved only through education. Our research hopefully adds to the considerable database on sustainable foods, sustainable diets and informed dietary choice but from an Irish perspective, he added.

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Kamden Glade is a 25-year-old graduate student at Bemidji State University who is in charge of gathering most of the diet data. The Minnesota DNR and Bemidji State University have a contract to complete the project, with Brian Herwig of the Bemidji DNR office and Jeff Reed of the Glenwood office leading the overall research.

The work is scheduled to look at 11 bodies of water in Minnesota. Seven of those lakes hold muskies, but northern pike, largemouth bass and walleyes are also a part of the study that is designed to do a wide-ranging diet overview of some of the states most popular predatory fish and see how the species are co-existing in Minnesota waters.

Were taking diets from muskies, northern pike, walleye and largemouth bass in all the lakes so that were able to compare diets between lakes and between seasons, Glade said. Then we have (four) reference lakes too to see if theres any kind of significant difference in walleye, pike and largemouth bass diets in lakes that do or dont have muskies in them.

Miltona, Little Boy (Longville), Bald Eagle (East Metro), Ten Mile (Hackensack) and South Center (Chisago) Lakes were sampled in 2019 during the spring, summer and fall seasons. Other muskie lakes that are scheduled to be sampled for the study include Bemidji and Shamineau (Little Falls) in 2020 and North Star (Grand Rapids) and Pelican (Fergus Falls) in 2021. Lakes without muskies in the study are Ten Mile, South Center, Grace and Deer (Bemidji).

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to stop spring sampling in 2020, but Glade said they are hopeful that sampling not done this year could be rescheduled to 2021. The work is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2021 with final publication of the results following that.

Glade has not analyzed all the numbers from every lake that was sampled in 2019 due to the study being ongoing, but he has taken a hard look at the data from Lake Miltona.

Most of the muskies that are sampled are captured through electrofishing at night. Researchers also looked at the diets of fish on Miltona by going along with crews from the Glenwood Area Fisheries department during netting surveys in 2019.

Kamden Glade watches as a muskie swims free on Lake Miltona after taking a diet sample from the fish in 2019. (Contributed photo)

Diet samples are taken from muskies by placing a small piece of clear tubing through the fishs mouth and into the back of its stomach. Water is then slowly pumped in before pressure builds enough to cause the fish to regurgitate any stomach contents. Some fish sampled had nothing in their stomachs due to not feeding recently.

Overall, we had a 67% full stomach rate on muskies throughout all seasons, which is actually quite a bit better than most of the other studies that Ive seen, Glade said.

From Miltona, 29 muskies were sampled with full stomachs in the spring, compared to two in the summer and 15 in the fall. The contents ranged from easily identifiable species that had just been eaten, down to matter that was nothing more than bones or a small piece of tissue.

Some of those you can identify the species based on the bone structure, Glade said. Beyond that, were working with Dr. Loren Miller from the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota DNR. Hes a geneticist. Hes able to take a little chunk of flesh from a diet and he can do genetic barcoding on that chunk of flesh and tell us what species it was.

The preliminary numbers on Lake Miltona showed that yellow perch made up the largest percentage of the muskies diet by numbers.

Largemouth bass were a fairly important diet item for them as well, Glade said. They had a decent amount of bullheads there, and also some crappie and bluegill. Then white suckers were also important for them.

Yellow perch came out to about 65% of the total diet items by number for Miltona muskies, but that is not the only thing researchers look at when assessing diet studies.

Percentage by mass, the total mass of one prey species divided by the total mass of all prey species present, is also an important factor. Yellow perch made up about 8% of the muskies diet by mass on Lake Miltona.

Thats because muskies will commonly feed on larger prey. One muskrat, one ring-billed gull, 11 northern leopard frogs and two northern pike were found in muskies on Miltona. A couple of bowfin, commonly known as dogfish, were also found.

Theyre not eating extremely frequently, but when they do eat theyre eating some fairly large diet items, Glade said. We had a couple muskies from Miltona that had white suckers in their stomach that were at or over 20 inches in length.

A total of three walleyes were found in muskies on Lake Miltona. That made up less than 1.5% of the muskies diet by number and less than 2% by mass.

Its definitely not like they were targeting walleyes, Glade said. We expected to see some. I was kind of surprised we didnt see more, just based on how often we saw muskies and walleyes in the same areas when we were sampling.

Kamden Glade holds up a Lake Miltona muskie. (Contributed photo)

Researchers for the study are using an overlap metric to analyze how the predator species are competing for limited resources within a lake. That overlap metric is accumulated by looking at each species diet as it relates to percentage by number and by mass.

It gives a number between zero and one. For muskies and walleye, that was about 0.23, so definitely low, Glade said. Anything below 0.4 is considered low overlap. So its definitely looking like at least on Miltona they are not competing for the same resources too much.

Yellow perch are an important prey species for all the game fish, but the low percentage by mass that perch accounted for in the muskies diet made for that low overlap with walleyes.

Northerns surveyed on Miltona had a diet of yellow perch that consisted of almost 70% by number and 40% by mass. Largemouth bass also had nearly 40% by mass of yellow perch, and walleyes relied on perch for their diet at 40% by number and about 60% by mass.

Walleyes, northern and bass exist in the lake at much higher densities. Miltona is managed as a trophy lake for muskies, and fingerlings are stocked at low numbers in order to create better opportunities for fish measuring 50-plus inches.

I havent really analyzed the numbers from a lot of the other lakes, but just from looking at Miltona, there was a lot higher chance of overlap between the other three species than muskies had on any of the other three species, Glade said. For instance, walleye had a relatively high overlap with both pike and largemouth bass. That was a little interesting to see, but not entirely unexpected. The muskies had relatively low overlap with all three of the other species.

Sampling is completed on Lake Miltona, with more lakes left to look at across Minnesota over the next two years. The end result should be some modern research that can help guide management decisions on Minnesota waters.

If there is a significant shift in diets when were stocking muskies, maybe that is something we need to look at a little closer, Glade said. If theres not, that also gives managers important information theyre able to continue stocking or increase stocking and have scientific data to back that up instead of anecdotal observations.

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Allison Janney has done it all. She's dazzled in all sorts of television and film roles (including in The West Wing, The Help, and Mom)and she's got a slew of awards (including seven Emmys and an Oscar) to prove it. With her latest project, the HBO film Bad Education, premiering on April 25th, she shows no signs of stopping.

Allison's not just known for her heart-wrenching performances, though. The 60-year-old actress seems to get glowier (and fitter) by the minuteand keeping up with her health and fitnessgiven her busy Hollywood schedulerequires plenty of quality fuel.

How does Allison make the magic happen, though? Just as she stays open to all sorts of on-screen roles, she also keeps an open mind and is flexible about her diet.

Here's what to know about Allison Janney's dietfrom her favorite Starbucks order, to her stance on low-carb eating, to how she handles tables of sweets on-set.

Allison's food philosophy is simple: "I eat what I want," she told Chicago Sun Times. (Not gonna argue with that!)

Though Allison doesn't get dogmatic about food, she does prefer to eat the good stuff. "I have the occasional triple grande nonfat latte from Starbucks, but other than that, I just love eating healthy stuff," she told Chicago Sun Times.

Like many people, though, Allison has taken the low-carb trend for a test runand seen results. The truth is, I lost weight years ago by cutting out carbs," she told Chicago Sun Times. "I feel great and have tons of energy, but I do my eating plan my way.

Though Allison doesn't seem to identify herself as low-carb these days, she does try to keep her eats simple. "On most days, I try to stick to the protein and veggies and skip the other stuff, she told the Chicago Sun Times.

Though Allison admits that her height (she's 6'0") helps her maintain a healthy weight, she's not immune to the calls of sweets and treats. I work on a TV set where there is an unbelievable craft services table I walk by all day long," she told Chicago Sun Times. "There are tons of cookies, cakes, and brownies. For lunch, there is homemade mac and cheese."

I really just try to put blinders on and not look at it, she says. Its not easy, but every day we make our choices. This week, I havent made it past the brownies every single day. I dont know why, but I decided I deserved a brownieor twoor three. I figure that Im working so hard that I must be burning the calories." (Same, Allison, same.)

When Allison does go for the brownies, she doesn't overthink it. Im not always successful at sticking to my eating plan, but I try, which is the important thing," she told Chicago Sun Times. "That means Im more successful than not. Its about adding up the good days.

If you slip up like me, you cant be mad at yourself," she added. "Just start again.

I still like a cocktail now and then, and I love chocolate," she told Chicago Sun Times. Martinis, in particular, seem to be a favebut Allison is a wine fan, too.

Allison shared her post-Emmy activities with Vanity Fair in a 2015 interview. "So we got some McDonalds on the way out of the Emmys . . . some French fries. There was a funny picture I tweeted of [boyfriend] Phil and I standing on the curb waiting for our car," she said. "It took like 45 minutes, so I sat on the Emmy . . . it was in box and I sat on it, and we ate some French fries and waited for the car and went home, and we just relaxed."

I mean, is that relatable content, or what?

When asked what she always keeps stocked in her refrigerator, Allison told Architecture Digest, "Eggs, ros, Cholula hot sauce, and dark chocolate." (Okay, yeah, she's officially my spirit animal.)

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Along with Chapstick, a book, her phone, and earbuds, Allison always keeps a bottle of water next to her bed, she told Architecture Digest. After all, no healthy diet is complete without a steady stream of H20!

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New Delhi, Apr 19 (IANSlife): Trying to lose weight can come with its own disappointment. Even when you believe that you are going the right way, there are times when your weighing scale doesnt budge.

Maybe, it's those fascinating fad diets are to be blamed but there can be other reasons. Celebrity nutritionist Nmami Agarwal shares a few common diet mistakes that people do while losing weight.

Eliminating Fats Completely

Fat is an important macronutrient. Period. Fats are crucial for brain health, heart health, gut health, and to provide suppleness to your skin. Many vitamins can only be absorbed by the body in the presence of fats. It's the type you choose to consume - refrain from having saturated fats like butter, margarine, hydrogenated and trans fats.

But, you must include essential fatty acids in your diet through foods like fatty fish, walnuts, seeds, avocados and eggs. Special mention to walnuts if you are a vegetarian/ vegan- as they are the only tree nuts highest in plant-based Omega-3 fatty acids that are vital for many body functions.

Fad Diet Trends

Diets that promise to do miracles with your weight and force you to follow the process of starving or choosing specific foods is a big problem. Crash diets work by eliminating important food groups from your diet say- carbs or fats and rely on limited sources of energy. These diets might give you short-term results but are non-sustainable for longer periods and once you're back to your normal eating regime, your weight bounces back, sometimes even more than before. Such diets also hamper with your metabolism, in the long run, affecting your digestion and absorption.

The solution? Stick to a balanced diet that has foods from every food group. Just master the art of portion control.

Extreme Calorie Restriction

It's a common misconception that the lesser calories you eat, the faster your weight loss will be. Yes, you might lose weight initially but at the cost of your overall health. Extreme calorie restriction can lead to severe nutritional deficiencies and can also give rise to food disorders hampering your mental health as well. Stick to a simple, basic diet regime comprising of whole foods like grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and dairy.

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Adhering closely to the Mediterranean-style diet particularly one rich in vegetables and fish is associated with higher cognitive function among older adults, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study published this week in the journal Alzheimers & Dementia.

The study found no link, however, between the Mediterranean diet and slower cognitive decline.

These findings suggest that eating healthful foods may help keep our brains functioning at higher levels during the aging process, even if those levels arent quite as high as they were when we were younger.

For the study, researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) analyzed data from two major randomized clinical trials the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and AREDS2 that had previously investigated the effects of diet on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that gradually damages the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. AMD is a leading cause of permanent vision loss and blindness in people aged 60 and older.

Both studies had reported that certain nutrients, particularly the antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables and the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, were associated with a lower risk of developing AMD later in life. The authors of the current study wanted to see if the diets of the participants in the AREDS studies also had an effect on their cognitive function. Other research has shown an association between AMD and dementia, and the two conditions are known to share some environmental risk factors, such as smoking and high blood pressure.

We do not always pay attention to our diets. We need to explore how nutrition affects the brain and the eye, says Dr. Emily Chew, the studys lead author and director of the NEI Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, in a released statement.

For the study, Chew and her colleagues used data from 7,756 ARED participants who had completed cognitive tests while in those clinical trials. The participants were aged 55 to 80 when they entered the trials, and were followed for 10 years.

At the start of the trials, the participants filled out a detailed questionnaire designed to assess their diet over the previous year. Based on those questionnaires, the NEI researchers scored each participant on how closely they adhered to the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes whole fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, fish and olive oil, as well as reduced amounts of red meat and alcohol.

Then the researchers looked for associations between the participants diets and their cognitive functioning. They found that, in general, the people who most closely adhered to the Mediterranean diet had the highest cognitive function throughout the decade of the study. The differences were small, but still statistically significant.

The individual components of the diet that appeared to have the greatest protective effect on the brain were fish and vegetables. Fish was also the only food associated with slowing down the process of cognitive decline. At the 10-year mark, the people with the highest fish intake exhibited not only higher rates of cognitive functioning, but also the lowest rate of decline.

These findings held even after the researchers adjusted the data to account for education levels.

The benefits from the Mediterranean diet were similar for people with and without a gene ApoE known to raise the risk of late-onset Alzheimers disease. That finding suggests, say the researchers, that the diets influence on cognitive functioning is independent of genetic risk. The people with ApoE did, however, tend to have lower average scores for cognitive function than those without the gene. They also tended to show more cognitive decline.

This is an observational study, and therefore cant prove a connection between diet and higher cognitive abilities. In addition, it relies on people self-reporting the foods they ate. Such reporting can be inaccurate.

In addition, most of the people in the study had some degree of AMD. Whether or not the findings can be generalized to other populations is unclear.

Still, the findings are provocative, for they support other observational studies that have found a link between the Mediterranean diet (or one thats similar) and better cognitive function and slower cognitive decline.

Scientists arent sure why the Mediterranean diet might help the brain, explains the National Institute of Aging (NIA) on its website. This primarily plant-based diet has been shown to improve cardiovascular health, which may, in turn, reduce dementia risk. In contrast, the typical Western diet increases cardiovascular disease risk, possibly contributing to faster brain aging.

In addition, this diet might increase specific nutrients that may protect the brain through anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, the agency says.

FMI: Youll find an abstract of the NEI study on the website for Alzheimers & Dementia, although the full paper despite being funded by the government is behind a paywall. For more information on diet and the risk of dementia, go to the NIAs website.

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We're bombarded with diet, exercise and health facts and figures but just how much weight can we put behind them?

Does eating after 8pm really make you pile on the pounds? And will 100 sit-ups a day give you washboard abs?

With so much conflicting information, its no wonder we sometimes feel overwhelmed and confused.

But today, the Sunday People is here to bust the myths and the big fat lies.

Weve asked the experts to delve into eight common diet and fitness fables and separate the truth from the porkies.

MYTH: Some foods burn more calories while being digested than they actually contain.

FACT: Negative calorie foods simply dont exist.

Anita Bean, author of The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition, says: People will fall for anything that promises results without effort.

Sure, drinking ice cold water can lower body temperature slightly but in order to see that translate to significant caloric benefits, you would have to drink about 200 pints of it!

That same rule applies to celery and green peppers. Eating 50 calories of either veg may take a little more energy for your body to metabolise than 50 calories of something filled with fat and sugar, such as ice cream or cake.

But Anita says: That doesnt mean theres no calorie contribution from the celery or the green pepper.

In fact, starving or withholding certain food groups only makes the body panic and shut down its metabolism making it even harder for you to lose weight.

MYTH: Doing 100 sit-ups a day will give you a six-pack.

FACT: Sit-ups can strengthen your rectus abdominus, or six-pack, but they wont reduce stomach fat. So to reveal your abs, you must reduce your body weight. Combine high-intensity activities, such as running or swimming, with breathing and postural exercises, like pelvic tilts.

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat, push your lower back flat into the floor, suck in your abdomen hard and hold for five seconds. Repeat 50 times, twice a day.

MYTH: Lifting weights makes you look too bulky.

FACT: Building large muscles occurs only after years of serious weight-training and strict diet. Its even more difficult for women to bulk up as they lack the testosterone levels necessary to do so.

But weight training can help strengthen your bones, increase your metabolism so you burn more calories and improve your balance, posture and recovery.

Combining weights with cardio will create a greater proportion of lean body mass to body fat, making you look more streamlined.

MYTH: Reducing your calorie intake is the best way to lose weight.

FACT: If you sink below your bodys basic energy requirements (about 1,200 calories a day for women, 1,500 for men), it goes into survival mode to slow down your metabolism and save energy.

So while you may lose weight in the short term, youll put it back on when you start eating normally.

Aim to cut 500 calories a day and eat more lean protein, such as poultry and fish. Also eat regular meals that include complex carbs from fruit and veg and essential fats from nuts, seeds and olive oil. Proteins and fats tell the body it has had enough food and keep your metabolism revved up.

MYTH: You have to do at least 20 minutes of exercise before you start burning body fat.

FACT: Your body starts tapping fat for fuel the moment it creates an energy deficit. If you create that deficit by exercising regularly and cutting calories, you will burn off flab all day long.

It was once believed you needed to exercise in a range between 60 per cent and 80 per cent of your maximum heart rate. Any lower was thought to be too easy and any higher made it difficult to use fat for fuel.

But your body uses up more energy during high intensity exercise just look at the physique of a sprinter so stick to interval workouts with short bursts of high-intensity movement, followed by active recovery periods.

Walk briskly between two lampposts, run between the next two and repeat. This will be better for your heart and for fat loss.

MYTH: Carbs will make you fat.

FACT: Nobody is going to say that a diet of chips three times a day will be good for you, but theres more to chips and almost any other comfort food than carbohydrates.

Weight loss is independent of the micronutrient composition of the diet, says Dr Richard Cottrell, nutritionist at The Sugar Bureau.

If you eat less energy than you expend, you lose weight.

And that is the truth, no matter what you eat. In fact, Richard says: Carbs and protein are more satiating than other foods, so are better for weight control.

Its easy to confuse high-carb foods with high-fat ones because the two ingredients often appear together, especially in baked or fried products like cakes and chips.

But Richard says: Its high-fat foods that obese people crave, not the carbs.

MYTH: We all gain weight as we age.

FACT: An inactive retirement or a desk job is more to blame for your belly than getting older, according to Amelia Lake, of Newcastle Universitys Human Nutrition Research Centre.

She says: When you adopt a more sedentary lifestyle, you lose muscle mass so you burn fewer calories.

Losing two or three pounds of lean tissue means youll burn around 100 fewer calories a day 10lb in a year.

Amelia says: Its a misconception that your metabolism naturally slows as you get older. Its all about activity.

The best way to maintain muscle mass is strength training working those muscles once a week.

MYTH: Eating after 8pm will make you pile on the pounds.

FACT: It doesnt matter what time of day you eat its how much you have eaten during the whole day and how much exercise you have done that will make you gain or lose weight.

Your body will store extra calories as fat, no matter when you eat. But if you fancy a snack before bedtime, try to think about how many calories you have already eaten that day.

Anita Bean says: Try not to snack while doing other things like watching telly, reading or using the computer.

If you eat in the kitchen or dining room, youre less likely to be distracted and more likely to be aware of what, and how much, you are eating.

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First, lets establish that nutrition and diet culture are two different animals. Most parents want our kids to eat vegetables, for example. But its worth examining why: Chances are, you may be less concerned about preventing scurvy than you are about your childs current or future body size, Fonnesbeck said. Theres eating for health and nourishment, and then there is eating for weight control. They are actually not one and the same. And eating for weight control poses specific risks for kids: Research shows that dieting now can increase your childs risk for developing an anorexia, bulimia or another eating disorder later on, which is why, in 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a report advising parents and pediatricians to focus on creating a healthy lifestyle rather than weight and weight loss with children.

[What to do if youre worried about your childs weight.]

This is not to say you cant help children learn to love vegetables or should stop encouraging them to be physically active. But in most cases, we dont need to do much more than offer a variety of healthy foods on a regular meal schedule and then let kids decide for themselves how much to eat, as I explored last month. But parents need to remove the diet and weight loss piece of the equation because kids will pick up on that pressure even if its largely unspoken. When kids see diet culture messaging and absorb their parents worries about body size, it can instill a sense of guilt and fear around food that may impact their relationship with eating for years or even decades to come, Harrison said.

This is also true, by the way, if youre laid back about your kids food choices but are meanwhile launching yourself onto a January cleanse, detox, diet or lifestyle plan. A 2018 survey of 507 adults found that 64 percent recalled one or both of their parents dieting during their childhood; and those participants were more likely to recall parental criticism of their own weight and eating behaviors than adults who didnt grow up with dieting parents. A 2016 study that followed 181 mother-daughter pairs for six years found that the girls with mothers on diets were significantly more likely to start dieting themselves before age 11. The study noted that dieting is generally associated with an increased likelihood of overeating, greater weight gain and chronic health problems.

Parents do need to know that kids are likely to notice if youre not eating or are doing weird things with food, Harrison said. That sends a message that you think food is bad, or you dont like your body and to a childs brain it can seem like thats what it means to be a grown-up. At the same time, Harrison emphasized that parents shouldnt feel shame for bringing these messages home; in our current culture its virtually unavoidable. But it can be motivating to realize that healing your own relationship with food and your body is going to be helpful for your children as well.

Instead of opting for yet another diet this year, Fonnesbeck encouraged parents to ask, What can I do to make a positive impact on my and my familys health and well-being without the risk of a diet? She suggested setting small but achievable goals like cooking more at home, eating breakfast regularly or spending more time outside. You might also resolve to change the way you talk about food and bodies with your kids to help them listen to their bodies more. Try, What is your tummy telling you? in place of How can you still be hungry?! And, Youll know how much your body wants and needs is a better way to help kids regulate their own treat intake than Youve had enough cookies today.

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When trying to lose a few pounds, slimmers can change their diet plans and start to exercise more. The government has urged Britons to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic which means many are struggling to stick to their usual fitness regime. A man shed one stone and carved six pack abs in just 12 weeks with at home workouts.

Mat Smith, 40, from Cheltenham, first decided to get into shape after becoming a father-of-two.

With two young children in the house, he wanted to set a good example and started to workout at home.

Mat said: "My biggest motivation for maintaining a healthy lifestyle is our four-year-old son.

"Both in terms of my desire to set a positive example for him, but also remain an active part of his life as we both grow older."

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Tipping the scales at 13st 2lb, Mat focused on losing body fat and improving his fitness as well as losing weight.

In the past, the dieter ate foods high in protein but switched to eating whole foods with a LiveUP fitness plan.

"The biggest change in terms of my nutrition was the focus on eating a balanced diet based solely on whole foods," Mat added.

"Previously I had always prioritised protein above all other macronutrients and significantly under eating fresh fruit and vegetables."

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By focusing on eating the whole foods and a balanced diet, Mat cut out the need to count calories.

He explained: "In addition historically when I have paid specific attention to my nutrition I have always closely counted my calories.

"However as the LiveUP Plan is designed to simplify achieving your fitness goals and educating you adopt sustainable habits.

"It eliminates the need for calorie counting and focuses on quantified serving sizes with the ultimate longer term goal of educating you how to visually determine your serving sizes without needing to measure them out."

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High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. But, you could lower your risk of developing hypertension by regularly eating celery, it's been claimed.

High blood pressure - which is also known as hypertension - puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital organs.

The condition could lead to some deadly complications, including strokes and heart attacks.

It could be caused by eating an unhealthy diet, or by not doing enough exercise.

But adding more celery to your diet is one of the easiest ways to lower your blood pressure, it's been claimed.

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"Celery and celery seed are often overlooked as health-promoting foods, but can help to lower a high blood pressure," she wrote on her website, MyLowerBloodPressure.

"With a high water content, celery stalks are low in calories and have a mild but distinctive flavour due to their unique antioxidant polyphenols.

"This flavour is more pronounced in celery leaves and celery seeds which are also used in Chinese medicine to treat both high blood pressure and stroke.

"Celery seed extracts are available in supplement form, sometimes combined with other beneficial blood pressure lowering herbs such as Montmorency cherry."

Meanwhile, you could also lower your blood pressure by regularly eating avocados, said the nutritionist.

They boost the amount of 'good' HDL cholesterol in the body, which significantly lowers the risk of a heart attack.

Avocados are also rich in vitamin E, potassium and essential fatty acids.

All of these contribute to a lower chance of developing hypertension, she said.

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