Search Weight Loss Topics:

Page 144«..1020..143144145146..150160..»

Home » Long Term Weight Loss » Page 144

Is Anorexia the Latest Treatment for Obesity? Psychology Today (blog) Is it possible that a mental illness holds the secret to treating obesity? That's what some leading eating disorder experts propose. In their opinion piece Long-term weight loss maintenance in obesity: Possible insights from anorexia nervosa ... and more »

Go here to read the rest:
Is Anorexia the Latest Treatment for Obesity? - Psychology Today (blog)

We know how to lose weight: reduce calories and increase movement. Yet we don't do it. Or if we do, we gain it back.

What's missing is your answer to why you want to lose, says Dr. Holly Wyatt, associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Center, opened in 2012, employs researchers and clinicians to develop wellness programs. Wyatt has worked with overweight populations since 1997, studying weight regulation, metabolism, and the struggle to lose and maintain.

A sound diet and exercise plan are necessary, but not enough, Wyatt says. "Why are you going to do it? That's the mental side. Your body will follow your mind.

"Even the perfect diet, without the mental part, won't be successful."

Wyatt's patients work with her and other professionals in science-based, behavior-change programs that last either four or 12 months. Medication and surgery are not involved.

"People ask, 'What should I eat?' But don't start with that. Start with why you want to lose."

If your answer is health, ask why you want better health. If your answer is "to get off diabetes meds," ask why again. Keep asking until you uncover an emotion about something you feel you're missing in life, Wyatt says.

"Dig deep. Keep going until it gets personal. Use that as a powerful motivator to exercise, or pass on dessert. The internal 'why' keeps that motivational fire going."

Maybe it's important to be a great mother, and your weight keeps you on the sidelines, unable to be the mom you want to be. Maybe your father wasn't there for you, and you're determined to be healthy for your family.

Realize that strategies for weight loss are different from strategies for weight-loss maintenance. Think of nutrition and physical activity as two individuals in the same car. When you're losing weight, nutrition is driving and physical activity is in the back seat. When you're maintaining, nutrition is still important, but physical activity is driving.

Wyatt points out that with any program, physical activity is the best predictor of long-term success. Sixty to 70 minutes of exercise, six days a week, is what you're working toward.

Concentrate on what you can do, not on what you can't. Replace all the reasons you can't lose weight (bad knees, genes, job, family, money, car, your mother) with a list of what you can do. "The can'ts go on and on," Wyatt says. "Instead, put your energy into success. Believing you can has far more power."

Go public. Tell people you're striving to eat better and exercise. Ask for support. "You think people will judge, but instead, most will feel empathy and want to help."

Take a first step. "Even if you don't know how you'll get all your exercise minutes in, start," Wyatt says. "Action conquers fear."

Tara Streff of Greenwood Village, Colo., a digital-marketing manager at a law firm, took action after her mother died of Type 1 diabetes. "It took that for me to do something about it," Streff says. At 5 feet 7 inches tall, in her late 20s, Streff weighed 279 pounds in fall 2014 when she started a 16-week behavior-change program at the center.

"I had high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar," Streff said. "My leg was numb, my ankles swelled, and I could barely walk up stairs. I had to sleep with an apnea machine. I got a lot of my mother's genes, including Type 1 diabetes."

Streff dug deep to find her "why."

"I learned the decision to change had to come from me and only me. I learned to stand up for what I needed. I learned if you don't take care of you first, you can't be there for anyone else.

"I got my doggy Bella at the beginning (of weight loss), and she saved my life. We walked together nearly two hours a day. I got off meds, including short-acting insulin. I will be a Type 1 diabetic on long-acting insulin for life."

In December 2015, Streff achieved her goal of losing 130 pounds.

"A few months ago, I had surgery to remove 2 feet of skin from my stomach," says Streff. "I am now at 140 pounds after surgery. I am so happy; I will never go back. Not only did I learn the diet-and-exercise piece, but I connected the emotional-and-mental piece, which helped me not gain the weight back. To get compliments again, like I did in high school, is surreal. I feel so good, inside and out. This journey was worth all the hard work. I pray everyone struggling from this addiction can find this for themselves."

Overall, participants in the center's yearlong behavior-change program lost an average of 18 percent of their body weight. The average patient came in weighing 250 pounds and finished at about 200.

A widely accepted industry definition of success is losing 10 percent of your body weight and keeping it off for a year. Diabetes researchers find losing even 5 to 7 percent is successful at delivering health benefits. Another benchmark, from the National Weight Control Registry, defines success as losing 30 pounds and keeping it off for a year. Obesity occurs when your body mass index is 30 or greater, according the Mayo Clinic.

Compared with industry benchmarks, weight-loss programs at the center are achieving significant success without surgery or medication, Wyatt says.

"We are getting greater weight loss. I think it will start a whole new paradigm. Thirty-nine percent of participants losing more than 25 percent of their starting body weight in a year using a lifestyle weight-loss program (nonsurgical) is significant."

Wyatt says two things make their programs unique: changing mindset while working on a new self-identity, and connecting weight loss to a larger life purpose.

Weight loss is why people enter the program. "But after, they talk about how their life is changed, about doing things they've wanted to do but weren't able to before. How they feel, how they engage in life, is what they're proud of. That makes it transformative and a game changer for most participants."

Cheryl McCarthy is a freelancer.

RELATED STORIES:

Exercise can be contagious, new social network analysis finds

7 fitness and diet apps to help make you healthier

5 ways to jump-start a healthy morning

Excerpt from:
Ask yourself the real reason you want to lose weight - Chicago Tribune

April 27, 2017

A total of 3,731 patients were treated for 56 weeks; those with pre-diabetes were treated for 160 weeks

Novo Nordisk announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a labeling update for Saxenda (liraglutide) injection to include long-term safety and efficacy data from the SCALE trial.

The SCALE (Satiety and Clinical Adiposity - Liraglutide Evidence in adults with and without Diabetes) Obesity and Pre-diabetes trial was a 3-year trial that evaluated the long-term safety and efficacy of Saxenda in combination with a reduced-calorie meal plan and increased physical activity, in adults with pre-diabetes at screening. Study patients were obese ( BMI 30kg/m2) or overweight (BMI 27kg/m2) with 1 weight-related comorbidity, and on a reduced-calorie meal plan with increased physical activity.

A total of 3,731 patients were treated for 56 weeks; those with pre-diabetes were treated for 160 weeks. The study aimed to assess the maintenance of weight loss (5% of body weight). In the study, almost half of the Saxenda-treated patients (26% vs. 10% placebo) who lost 5% of body weight after 56 weeks (56% vs. 25% placebo) maintained their weight loss for 3 years.

These findings further confirm the safety profile of Saxenda and are comparable to the safety data seen at 56 weeks. Gastrointestinal adverse events (eg, nausea, diarrhea) were more common with Saxenda vs. placebo.

Saxenda, a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, is indicated as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index of 30kg/m2 or 27kg/m2 in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition. It is available as a solution for subcutaneous injection in a pre-filled, multi-dose pen.

For more information call (800) 727-6500or visit Saxenda.com.

Read the original post:
Long-Term Weight Management Data Reported for Saxenda - MPR - Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)

Dr. Richard Folwell, YourNews contributor 9:47 a.m. ET April 26, 2017

Richard Folwell, DO, bariatric and general surgeon(Photo: submitted)

STUART As a surgeon, I have always appreciated the long-term relationships I have developed with my bariatric patients. I have the opportunity to witness some incredible personal transformations as patients not only lose significant weight, but also make changes in their lifestyle.

The Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Martin Health is pleased to offer a nonsurgical weight loss option the ORBERAIntragastric Balloon. ORBERA was designed to help fight obesity and treat patients before their disease progresses and requires more invasive treatments.

The beauty of this procedure is that there is no incision, no scars and few side effects. To be eligible, patients must have a body mass index of 30-40. (Go to http://www.cdc.gov/bmi for an online BMI calculator.)

This procedure is performed in an endoscopy setting while the patient is under a mild sedative. The thin, deflated ORBERA balloon is placed into the patients stomach and then filled with saline until it is approximately the size of a grapefruit. In most cases, the procedure takes 20 to 30 minutes and the patient goes home the same day.

The balloon makes contact with nerve endings in your stomach to give the sense of feeling full. Overweight patients are better able to control their eating while making healthy changes in their eating habits.

The ORBERA balloon is deflated and removed six months later through a second, nonsurgical procedure.

In order to be successful, patients need to stay on our bariatric program for another six months following the balloons removal. We offer a comprehensive program to support the patient. This includes a psychological evaluation, consults with a dietitian, and monthly and one-year follow-ups.

The education and support we provide is critical to achieving long-term success. By taking part in our program, patients receive the information and encouragement they need to make personal changes related to nutrition, behavior and physical activity. We know that the more consistent the follow-up, the more significant the weight loss.

To learn more about the ORBERAIntragastric Balloon or other nonsurgical weight loss solutions at the Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Martin Health, visit martinhealth.org/bariatric-non-surgical-solutions.

Richard Folwell, DO, is a bariatric and general surgeon withThe Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Martin Health.

Read or Share this story: http://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/your-news/martin-county/reader-submitted/2017/04/26/martin-health-you-new-procedure-aids-weight-loss/100923802/

See the rest here:
Martin Health for You: New procedure aids weight loss - TCPalm

Premier fitness and weight loss resort, PFC Fitness Camp launches Culinary Fit-the only all-inclusive weight loss retreat that uses knife skills, sauts and saucepans to significantly shrink waistlines. All-Star Wellness Chef, Jason Kieffer alongside Gordon Ramsay trained Sous Chef, Anthony Rodriguez pioneer the weight loss world with a culinary experience that sends tastebuds on vacation and transforms lives through the power of food.

The holistic weight loss camp, which incorporates a tripod of Behavioral Science, Nutrition, and Fitness celebrates all things food in this mouthwatering new fitness program. Together, Chef Kieffer and Sous Chef Rodriguez deliver a healthy dose of metabolism revving meals and the latest scientific findings in nutrition to empower guests for long-term success when they go home.

"Eating is one of the many joys of life," states Executive Wellness Chef Jason Kieffer. "Which is why a depriving diet will never win when it comes to weight loss goals. What is sustainable and perhaps the secret to sustainable weight loss is cooking."

Culinary Fit revives the kitchen as a true place of healing. The week-long culinary fitness program charges each morning with exhilarating workouts guided by the nation's top fitness trainers and educators, followed by an afternoon in the kitchen where Chef Kieffer teaches the groundwork for creating a healing kitchen of flavorful foods and realistic menus to easily apply at home.

From knife skills, gastronomy and meal prep, to calorie control and developing nutrient-dense plates, Culinary Fit campers of all levels cultivate a new confidence in the kitchen and an entire repertoire of fat-burning recipes paired with culinary tricks to make cooking a fun, indispensable weight loss tool for the rest of their lives.

With a SoCal coastal setting, exhilarating workouts, and gourmet, metabolism boosting meals, PFC Fitness Camp's Culinary Fit program boasts a delectable wellness experience weight loss camp seekers won't find anywhere else. For more information visit: https://www.premierfitnesscamp.com/culinary-fit/

About PFC Fitness Camp: The nation's top all-inclusive fitness and weight loss resort nestled in the coastal foothills of San Diego, California at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. Featured on the Today Show, CNN, Travel and Spafinder's Where to Sweat Destination, Southern California's premier weight loss camp holds the gold standard in optimal health, grounded in science and tested by top physicians and health experts in the industry. Dedicated to providing long-term success, PFC Fitness Camp offers a comprehensive approach to Behavioral Science, Nutrition and Fitness for a full wheel of wellness that has resulted in thousands of sustainable weight loss and life-transformations around the world.

Continue reading here:
Premier fitness and PFC Fitness Camp Launch 'Culinary Fit' Weight Loss Retreat - Broadway World

MATTOON -- To start your spring off in the right direction think about doing some spring cleaning for your health. Kristina Adams Smith, Registered Dietitian and Director of Sarah Bush Lincoln's Weight Management Program offers some options to help with your healthy spring cleaning as those New Year resolutions may have fizzled out.

What better time to revisit and evaluate your health and make plans to jump back in the game. One program that can get you jump started is the weight loss program offered by Sarah Bush Lincoln that utilizes the HMR Weight Management method which was ranked number one by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Fast Weight-Loss Program for 2017 and for the third year in a row as one of the Best Weight-Loss Diets in the country. This program has multiple options to choose from that can best suit your needs, both in clinic and at home. When thinking of the best way to get started on your spring cleaning, consider these tips to help get you going:

All of these tips are also the basis of the weight loss program at Sarah Bush Lincoln, so while there is no magic pill that can substitute for a healthy eating plan paired with moderate intensity physical activity, the goal is to make small changes and get these changes to develop into a lifestyle, so spring for a new you.

For more information, contact Kristina D. Adams MS, RD, LDN, Certified Food Safety Manager, Director of Weight Management and Wellness at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System at 217-238-4774 or at weightmanagement@sblhs.org.

Read more here:
SBL Weight Management Program offers tips for spring weight loss - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

Days gone by: Clive Palmer eats Tim Tams while on the campaign trail in 2013. Picture: Dave Hunt

HIS political party is not the only thing Clive Palmer has shed in the past year.

The rapidly shrinking mining magnate was snapped at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast on Anzac Day looking a shadow of his former self.

The one-time larger-than-life political figure confirmed to news.com.au in a brief statement on Wednesday that he has lost an impressive 58kg since embarking on his strict weight loss regimen about eight months ago.

Clive Palmer at Broadbeach on Anzac Day. He now weighs less than 95kg, he says. Picture: Mega AgencySource:Supplied

When he began his healthy eating regimen in July last year, he tipped the scales at 153kg, he said.

Now, he weighs just less than 95kg just five kilograms from his goal weight

The father-of-four, including two-year-old Lucy and seven-year-old Mary with his second wife Anna, said his young family was a big motivation behind the dramatic weight loss.

Ive got a two-year-old daughter and Ive got a strong obligation to help her live life, he said.

Im 62 now, at 153kg I was pushing it uphill on the long term.

In the early days of his weight loss journey, Mr Palmer regularly posted to social media that weight loss company Lite N Easy was helping him achieve his goals, and credited them with teaching him about portion control.

Clive Palmer at his Palmer Coolum Resort in 2014.Source:News Corp Australia

In an interview with news.com.au late last year, he said he also cut down his meat consumption, swapped his favourite soft drink ginger beer for the diet version and cut back on sauces.

The former federal member for the Sunshine Coast seat of Fairfax said while his young daughters motivated him, he simply, put his mind to it to muster the willpower to cut back.

First up you have to say, Im going to keep doing it (diet) for six months, he said.

Mentally, youve got to make the decision to make a commitment, realise the gravity. Youve got to implement it as a discipline.

If you make that commitment upfront you wont be undermining yourself every day.

Secondly, I thought, well how much do I eat every day and how much should I eat?

I limited my portions, rather than worrying whats on your plate, I went to Lite n Easy who gave me all my measures.

He credits his weight loss largely with learning portion control.Source:News Limited

Nearly 60kg down, he said he is reaping the benefits of his dramatic weight loss.

Im feeling a lot better, feeling the benefits, spending more time engaging with people. Theyre all things I couldnt do before, he said.

Mr Palmers weight loss has come amid a tumultuous year for the man who, as leader of the Palmer United Party, once touted himself as Australias next Prime Minister.

Clive Palmer's nephew and wife signed a deal to build a $135m coal mine, days before the Qld nickel failed.

He decided not to recontest Fairfax at the 2016 federal election, amid predictions of an epic loss.

He has been in and out of courtrooms all year, both giving evidence in the collapse of his Townsville nickel refinery in the Federal Court probe into its administration, and in his High Court application to have the proceedings blocked.

Queensland Nickel dramatically went into receivership in 2016, leaving approximately 800 workers without jobs.

Late last year, his Palmer United Party, which enjoyed its peak success at the 2013 election before spectacularly imploding, was deregistered in Queensland, before the final nail in the coffin came just last week, when it was deregistered nationally.

The mining magnate has also raised eyebrows in recent months with a series of bizarre social media postings, often in the form of memes targeting Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

See original here:
The incredible shrinking Clive Palmer: 60kg down and still going - NEWS.com.au

Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of adult disability. A stroke may also be known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), brain attack, hemorrhagic stroke and/or ischemic stroke. A mini-stroke is known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA). All these titles refer to the basic pathology of when blood flow to an area of brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. This may sound similar to a heart attack to some of you (myocardial infarction). Sudden bleeding in the brain can also cause a stroke if it damages brain cells. If brain cells die or are damaged because of a stroke, symptoms occur in the parts of the body that these brain cells control.

Inspiration for this article came from the recent news I read on local rancher, Jim Ellingson. He and his family are all too familiar with strokes and their aftermath. After seeing so many stroke patients over the years, a resounding question I often hear are how could this happen? The following statistics come from the Center for Disease Control (CDC):

1. Strokes kill more than 130,000 Americans each yearthats 1 out of every 20 deaths.

2. Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Every 4 minutes, someone dies of stroke.

3. Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes.

4. Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability. Stroke reduces mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and over.

5. About 87 percent of all strokes are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked.

Despite advances in health technology and access to care, you can clearly see that based on the above statistics, strokes are still a major medical concern and education to the public is still pertinent to ensure those with symptoms or risks seek medical treatment. Who is at risk for stroke? Risk of stroke is much higher in African Americans than Caucasians. African Americans are also more likely to die from a stroke. Stroke risks rise with age but can occur at any age. According to the CDC, in 2009 34% of those hospitalized with a stroke were under 65 years of age. High blood pressure (Hypertension), high cholesterol and smoking remain the top risks for causing a stroke. There are many other risks as well such as family history of stroke, diabetes, and heart disease and brain aneurysms. Risk factors that are in your control to modify include the following: alcohol and illegal drug abuse, obesity, lack of physical exercise, unhealthy diet and stress.

What do you do if you have any of the risks factors listed? Up to 80% of strokes are preventable. I would recommend you discuss these risks and concerns with your healthcare provider. They can help you develop a plan to monitor ongoing health issues as well as identify and control new ones. This may be done through monitoring your weight and blood pressure or performing blood work to identify presence of diabetes or high cholesterol. If abnormal sounds are heard in the arteries of your neck, an ultrasound may be ordered. Never start an aspirin regimen without first discussing it with your healthcare provider. The best thing you can do for yourself is to get physically active, work on smoking cessation, modify your alcohol intake, aim for a healthy weight, manage your stress levels and eat a heart healthy diet. Healthy weight loss is slow and steady with long-term habit changes. There are no reliable and long-term successful fad diets out there. A diet higher in fresh fruits, vegetables and lean meats are suggested. Eat less processed foods like chips, cookies, ice cream, hot dogs etc. The external aisles of the grocery store are where most of your fresh foods are. Some may lower stress by being physically active, yoga, or even counseling to name a few.

What are the symptoms of a stroke? Stroke symptoms are typically very sudden in onset and may present as:

1. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding

2. Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body

3. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

4. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination

5. Sudden severe headache with no known cause

FAST is an easy way to remember and identify the most common symptoms of a stroke.

F: FACE: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?

A: ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

S: SPEECH: Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is their speech slurred or strange?

T: TIME: If you observe any of these signs, call 9-1-1 immediately.

Note the time of onset of the first symptom. This information is important and can affect treatment decisions.

The public has become more educated in understanding that time is valuable in treating a heart attack. The same applies to a stroke. We have a saying in the healthcare field and that is, time is tissue. Brain death can occur within minutes from lack of blood flow or oxygen. Treatment of the stroke depends on the cause and other medical conditions you have. I recommend you keep an updated list of your medications in your wallet and perhaps a close family member or friends as well. This will help determine if you are a candidate for certain stroke treatments. In the event of a stroke, you will be in the hospital to stabilize your condition and often rehab directly afterwards to help you work through any deficits that have been caused by the stroke.

Many resources exist out there to get more information. I recommend the CDC at cdc.gov or the National Stroke Association at stroke.org. Most of all, remember to act FAST if you or someone you are with, are having symptoms. Modify the risks you have control over by making gradual lifestyle changes. Work with your healthcare provider on other risks or perhaps even to prevent a subsequent stroke.

Questions and or comments regarding this weeks health column please contact, Katherine Herczeg, MSN, APRN at Bitterroot Physicians Clinic South, a service of Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, 3334 DVN Lane, Darby, MT 59829, a service of Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. Working together to build a healthier community!

Here is the original post:
About Medicine: Stroke? Think FAST - Ravalli Republic

PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwired - April 25, 2017) - Millions of Americans are in search of the perfect weight loss solution, but finding and maintaining an effective diet can be extremely challenging. For typical adults, losing 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss per week means having to reduce calorie intake per day by 500 to 1000 calories. With a balanced diet and consistent physical activity, however, dieters can lose weight effectively and become healthier over time. Medical weight loss solutions, available in many forms, can assist dieters with persistent weight loss struggles.

Introduced by Dr. Simeons in the early 1950s, the original hCG diet limited daily calorie consumption to just 500 calories while prescribing small doses of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). It was practically starvation-based and caused various negative effects like extreme weakness, hair loss, and muscle loss. For that reason, it was ultimately marked "unsafe" by medical experts, nutritionists, and leading weight loss centers like Diet Doc.

hCG has a relatively short history of being used as a weight loss solution, but has received a lot of attention. hCG is a hormone produced during pregnancy that contains 244 amino acids and has been linked to rapid weight loss by supposedly cutting down "abnormal" fat from cells and around internal organs. Now, as various researchers have learned more about the hCG hormone, safer hCG treatment programs with higher calorie requirements are available. Typically, these programs involve going through hCG treatment while intaking between 800 to 1250 calories on a daily basis. As a result, dieters can lose weight consistently while minimizing the negative side effects associated with the original Simeons method of hCG dieting.

Diet Doc, a nationally recognized weight loss program, has continuously discouraged the Simeons method of hCG dieting and suggests high-calorie programs that involve safer weight loss. Doctor-supervision and diet customization based on nutritional needs are also highly recommended.

Regardless of their weight loss history or individual struggles, Diet Doc helps patients develop an individualized diet based on their nutritional needs or even their genetics. All Diet Doc programs provide a doctor-supervised, customized diet plan. Instead of encouraging patients to adopt harmful dietary practices with no prior medical knowledge, Diet Doc consults with patients to provide a detailed weight loss plan based on their nutritional needs and medical history.

Losing weight with Diet Doc is safe, simple and affordable. Nutrition plans, exercise guidance, motivational support, and dietary supplements are all part of the package. Over 90% of Diet Doc patients report an average weight loss of 20 or more pounds every month and long-term weight loss maintenance is made possible through continuous counseling.

Patients can get started immediately, with materials shipped directly to their home or office. They can also maintain weight loss in the long-term through weekly consultations, customized diet plans, motivational coaches and a powerful prescription program. With Diet Doc, the doctor is only a short phone call away and a fully dedicated team of qualified professionals is available 6 days per week to answer questions, address concerns and support patients.

Getting started with Diet Doc is very simple and affordable. New patients can easily visit https://www.dietdoc.com to quickly complete a health questionnaire and schedule an immediate, free online consultation.

About the Company:

Diet Doc Weight Loss is the nation's leader in medical, weight loss offering a full line of prescription medication, doctor, nurse and nutritional coaching support. For over a decade, Diet Doc has produced a sophisticated, doctor designed weight loss program that addresses each individual specific health need to promote fast, safe and long term weight loss.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DietDocMedicalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DietDocMedicalWeightLoss/LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/diet-doc-weight-loss?trk=biz-brand-tree-co-logo

View original post here:
Diet Doc Encourages Healthy Weight Loss Over Calorie-Cutting ... - Marketwired (press release)

When it comes to determining whether a person is overweight, body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure out there. But doctors admit that BMIa ratio of weight to heightis far from perfect. Now, a new study suggests there may be a better way to estimate the risks of health problems associated with excess weight.

The new research, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that waist-to-hip ratio was a better predictor of whether people would die over the course of the study, compared to BMI. This isnt the first study to reach this conclusion, but it'sone of the largest to-date.

Researchers from Loughborough University in the U.K. and the University of Sydney in Australia looked at data from 42,702 men and women living in England and Scotland over a 10-year period. Specifically, they wanted to know if people who carried extra weight around their middles were at increased risks of health problems, compared to those who were technically overweight but carried their extra pounds elsewhere.

Over the course of the study, 5,355 of the participants died. After controlling for factors such as age, gender, smoking status, and physical activity, the researchers found that people who had normal BMIs but who also had central obesitydefined as a high waist-to-hip ratiohad a 22% increased risk of death from all causes, compared to people with normal BMIs and healthier waist-to-hip ratios.

Obese people with central obesity were also at higher risk of death compared to normal-weight and normal-waist individuals.

On the other hand, people who were technically overweight or obese based on their BMIsbut who did not have central obesitywere less likely to die than people with normal BMIs but high waist-to-hip ratios.

Surprisingly, overweight people with central obesity didnot have anincreased risk of death from all causes, compared to people with a normal weight and smaller waistlines.These findings are counterintuitive, say the authors, but theyre similar to those of previous research: A 2015 study found that people with normal BMIs but central obesity had the worst long-term survival rates, even when compared with overweight and obese people who also had central obesity.

Explaining these paradoxical findings is challenging, the authors say. One possibility is that overweight and obese people are more likely to also have extra fat stored around their legs and hips, which has been linked to healthier metabolism.

RELATED: 11 Reasons Why You're Not Losing Belly Fat

The authors also say that limitations in their researchlike the fact that BMI and waist measurements were only collected once, rather than several times over the course of the studymay have skewed the results.

But they point out that all participants with central obesity, in every BMI group, were at increased risk of dying specifically from cardiovascular disease. This may imply that the health risks of excess belly fat are specifically related to heart problems, the authors say, more so than other major causes of death.

People with a BMI between 18.5 and 25 are considered normal weight; between 25 and 30 is considered overweight, while 30 and higher is obese. Central obesity is defined as a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.85 or higher for women and 0.9 or higher for men. (Heres how you can calculate both.)

RELATED: 15 Best Foods for a Flat Belly

Lead author Emmanuel Stamatakis, PhD, associate professor of public health at the University of Sydney, says that while BMI has its flaws, it does provide some useful informationespecially for tracking general trends in large groups of people over time.

Instead of ditching BMI and replacing it with waist-to-hip ratio, which is relatively easy to measure and is consistently associated with cardiovascular health and mortality risk, we should be thinking about adding waist and hip measurements into routine medical examinations and in health studies, Stamatakis told Health via email.

But Stamatakis says that, on an individual basis, waist measurement might be more important for overall health. If I had to choose between making sure my BMI or my waist-to-hip ratio are OK, I would go for the latter, he says.

To get our best weight loss advice delivered to you inbox, sign up for the Healthy Living newsletter

BMI can be affected by many things, he says, including the amount of lean muscle mass a person has. (Thats why super-fit people, especially men, can register as overweight based on BMI alone.)

A high waist-to-hip ratio, on the other hand, most likely means high amounts of abdominal fatwhich has been definitively linked to serious health risks.

People with larger waistlines may want to start thinking and, if needed, seek help to alter their lifestyle to reduce that belly fat, says Stamatakis. Increasing physical activity, improving diet, and cutting down on alcohol consumption can work miracles if sustained in the long term, and all have a myriad other co-benefits in terms of health and wellbeing.

Continue reading here:
Forget Your BMI and Focus on Your Waistline Instead - Weight Loss ... - Health.com

Page 144«..1020..143144145146..150160..»

Home » Long Term Weight Loss » Page 144