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A study published in journal Neurology found that obesity can put you at risk of dementia

Over weight people, please take note. Researchers have found that obesity in midlife is linked to a greater risk of dementia later in life; however, poor diet and lack of exercise are not.

"Some previous studies have suggested poor diet or a lack of exercise may increase a person's risk of dementia, however, our study found these factors are not linked to the long-term risk of dementia," said said study author Sarah Floud from the University of Oxford in the UK.

"Short-term associations between these factors and dementia risk are likely to reflect changes in behaviour, such as eating poorly and being inactive, due to early symptoms of dementia," Floud said.

The study, published in the journal Neurology, involved one of every four women born in the United Kingdom between 1935 to 1950, or nearly 1,137,000 women.

They had an average age of 56 and did not have dementia at the start of the study.

Participants were asked about their height, weight, diet and exercise at the start of the study.

For the study, Body Mass Index (BMI) between 20 and 25 was considered desirable, and a BMI of 30 or higher was considered obese.

Women who reported exercising less than once per week were considered inactive. Those who exercised more often were considered active. Women's reported usual diet was used to calculate their calorie intake.

Researchers then followed the women for an average of 18 years. After 15 years from the start of the study, 18,695 women were diagnosed with dementia.

Researchers adjusted for age, education, smoking and many other factors.

They found that women who were obese at the start of the study had, in the long-term, a 21-per cent greater risk of dementia compared to women with a desirable BMI.

Among the obese women, 2.1 per cent, or 3,948 of 177,991 women, were diagnosed with dementia.

This is compared to 1.6 per cent of women with desirable BMI, or 7,248 of 434,923 women, who were diagnosed with the disease.

However, while low calorie intake and inactivity were associated with a higher risk of dementia during the first 10 years of the study, these associations weakened substantially, and after 15 years, neither was strongly linked to dementia risk.

"The short-term links between dementia, inactivity and low calorie intake are likely to be the result of the earliest signs of the disease, before symptoms start to show," Floud said.

Floud continued, "On the other hand, obesity in midlife was linked with dementia 15 or more years later. Obesity is a well-established risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. Cerebrovascular disease contributes to dementia later in life."

The limitation of the study was that it looked at women only, so the results may not be the same for men.

Not justdementia, but obesity and being overweight can increase risk of even diabetes and high blood pressure (as it has been previously found). Following are some tips that can help in keeping obesity away:

1. Consume a balanced diet stay away from fad diets: You need to include all food groups in your diet included fats, carbs, protein and fibre. Avoid processed, packaged, junk, deep-fried foods and sugary foods.

2. Include protein in every meal:Proteins can help in building muscle mass-which is an important part of healthy weight loss. Eggs, milk and dairy products, nuts and seeds, soy and soy products fish and sea food and chicken are all healthy protein sources.

3. Avoid white sugar: Refined sugar is nothing but empty calories. Switch to healthy sugar alternatives like dates, honey, coconut sugar, sugarcane and jaggery to curb sugar cravings.

4. Exercise regularly:Make sure your workout routine involves both cardio and weight training/strength training exercises. While the former helps in burning calories, the latter helps in losing bad fat and gaining muscles.

5. Be stress-free:Not only does stress hamper your weight loss goals, it also negatively affects your health. Manage your stress by changing your attitude towards stressful situations and do yoga, meditation, etc.

6. Sleep well: A good night's sleep is an essential prerequisite to weight loss, good health and hormonal balance. Lack of sleep can make room for cravings and overeating. For a healthy weight loss, getting minimum of seven to eight hours is sleep is important.

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Have you given a try to these teas yet to lose weight? (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Losing weight, being fit and healthy is the topmost priority for everyone these days. And what can be a better way to shed those extra kilos than by sipping up hot tea. Drinking tea has been associated with many health benefits, including protecting cells from damage and reducing the risk of heart disease. These five teas can help you lose weight, suggests Nitish Jha, founder, Healthy Souls.

Cinnamon is the most commonly found spice in the kitchen and a hot cup of this tea can help boost metabolism. It's effect on blood glucose levels also help your body ultimately lose weight. Cinnamon also stimulates the digestive system, reduces muscle soreness and decreases menstrual pain.

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Senna helps in the treatment of constipation and other gastrointestinal disorders. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Senna leaves and the fruit of the plant are used to make medicine. Senna Tea is used as an agent to remove toxins from the body which stimulates weight loss. It boosts the waste removal process in our body and detoxifies it. Senna also helps in the treatment of constipation and other gastrointestinal disorders.

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Moringa is an excellent source of essential amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. It cleanses our body by removing the bad cholesterol from the body. Therefore it can reduce fat formation and enhance fat breakdown which can result in weight loss. Moringa have many other benefits too like it can protect the liver from medicinal drug side effects, and can also help in digestive issues.

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Cup of chamomile tea can help boost immunity. (Source: iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Chamomile tea comes from daisy flower of the Asteraceae plant family and it has been used as a natural remedy for several health ailments. It is a caffeine-free alternative of black tea and green tea. It can also help to treat digestive issues, such as irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhoea, and colic as it is rich in antioxidants. Chamomile is regarded as a sleep inducer and is also beneficial in reducing inflammation, decrease anxiety and reduce stress. The infusion also aids digestion which is very important for a calm night of sleep.

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Garcinia Cambogia Tea keeps a check on cholesterol levels. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Demanding work hours, less workout and other major changes in lifestyle are leading many of us towards obesity and weight gain. A hot cup of Garcinia Cambogia Tea is a perfect rescue for managing weight. Garcinia Cambogia, which is also called Malabar tamarind, is a popular weight loss way which reduces the appetite, blocks fat production and also keeps a check on blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

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Whatever your goals for 2020 take your first steps, get faster, go longer, get leaner, beat injuries or run happier we have the knowledge you need to make this your best running year. Here's how to set your goal and make it happen this year.

Running has the power to change your life. Heres how to get going and make sure you never want to stop. For more advice, training plans and strength workouts to keep you running strong, head to the beginner's section of our website.

Running is one of the best ways to lose weight. If your 2020 goal is to shed pounds and feel healthier and happier than ever, we've got all the advice you need to help you ensure your mile maximise the fat you lose, in a safe way. (Need more inspiration, just take a look at these Runner's World readers who transformed their bodies through running).

While we all run for different reasons, many of us do chase the dream of being a fraction closer to the Kipchoges' of this world. If your 2020 goal is to run faster, here's how to do it.

Whether it's your first marathon, or you're hoping to go sub-3 for the first time, we've got all the training plans to help you meet your time goal. Not ready for a full marathon? We've got everything you need to run your strongest half too.

So you've got a marathon under your belt, and want to make 2020 the year you run further than ever before. Here's how to condition your body and mind - and find the time in your life - to step up and go beyond the marathon distance.

Runners get injured. But it isnt because you run its the way you train or a lack of commitment to the important things that support your running. Here's how to get it right this year and run stronger than ever before. For more information on running injuries and advice from experts, head to the injury section of the website.

It is now widely accepted that aerobic exercise, and particularly running, can boost our wellbeing, mental health and cognitive abilities. Here's how to run your way to a happier you this year:

Last, but by no means least, if you want to spend 2020 getting stronger than ever before, we've got all the strength-training inspiration, core workouts and home exercise routines to get you on the right track.

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Bride-to-be who spent years on strict diets hits out at people who pressure women to be the thinnest versions of themselves for their wedding, as she urges other brides to hit the gym to cope with STRESS not to get thin

Brides-to-be often find themselves bombarded with diet plans and bootcamp programs designed to trim their silhouettes for the big day but one body-positive bride is exercising for a whole other reason.

Kelsey Miller, a writer based in New York City, struggled with body image from her childhood to most of her adult life. The 33-year-old has penned a memoir recounting how, after years trapped in a restrict-and-binge cycle, she turned to intuitive eating and made peace with her body.

After becoming engaged, Miller did rev up her exercise routine, but it had nothing to do with losing weight. Instead, she relies on exercise to help her cope with the stress of wedding planning, and urged other brides-to-be to focus on their mental well-being in a essay.

I think the majority of brides, understandably, want to look their best on their wedding days, told the DailyMail.

Somewhere along the line, your best came to be defined as the thinnest possible version of yourself. Thats a sad but obvious fact about our culture generally, but in the bridal industry, its amplified (like everything else).

So, wedding weight loss has become a norm. I think thats proven by the fact that some people think its a big deal that Im not actively trying to get skinny.

The writer, who became a fitness fan once she stopped exercising as part of punitive diets and prioritized her own enjoyment instead, said her workouts had become even more important than usual as she began making plans for her big day.

By releasing endorphins and helping to regulate cortisol, physical activity can give brides the perfect outlet to blow out some steam.

I would encourage every bride-to-be to hit the gym on a regular basis not to get thin, but to stay sane, Miller wrote in her essay.

She warned against trying to lose weight in a last-ditch effort to walk down the aisle a couple sizes smaller, insisting that wedding planning is already stressful enough without the added pressure of dieting.

Back in my dieting days, I was always looking for a weight-loss deadline. You know, like so many people, I would say, Im going to lose 30 pounds before my birthday. I would use other peoples weddings as deadlines too, she said.

So, I think, if I were sweating for the wedding back then, my workouts would have looked much more extreme everything would have been more extreme. My gym routine, my food (which I would have restricted, of course), and my mood too. Working out like that doesnt relieve stress it exacerbates it. I probably would have been a frazzled mess.

First-time brides, she said, are particularly vulnerable targets for diet plans and workout programs, because they are prone to look for advice while trying to get familiar with the planning process.

The diet industry requires that we be insecure or ashamed of our bodies. If we all felt great about ourselves, the diet industry couldnt survive! Miller said.

Wedding planning is stressful, most of us have never done this before, so were looking for guidance everywhere. Often its easier to just go with the flow, and wedding weight loss is part of that. Look at all the diet and fitness packages marketed specifically to brides. Its essentially become another wedding tradition.

While shopping for her wedding dress, Miller discovered that weight loss had become the norm for so many brides that store clerks had come to expect it.

They would say things like, Now, youre probably going to want to buy a smaller dress because youre planning to lose weight, but we strongly discourage that. My response was, Why on earth would I do that?! she said.

I think theyre used to brides setting extreme weight-loss goals for themselves, buying a dress two sizes smaller, then not being able to fit into it. Talk about adding needless stress. No, I would like a dress that fits, please.

As she faced an ever-growing to-do list of details to sort tout, Miller found that the gym helped her relieve some of the unnecessary stress that often comes with wedding planning.

I dont really care about having a signature cocktail, but the wedding industry acts as if my marriage will be null and void if I dont have one. Its easy to get caught up in that nonsense, and going to the gym is a great way of snapping myself out of it, she said.

It gets me out of my head and into my body, it squeezes out some of that excess anxiety, and it just makes me feel better, physically and mentally. Its something I do to take care of myself, and giving that to myself helps me function better in the world (and in wedding planning).

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Polyphenols can reduce inflammation in the body

Polyphenols benefits: For good health and weight, you need both macronutrients and micronutrients. Proteins, fats and carbs are the three macronutrients. Vitamins and minerals like Vitamins A, D, E, K, C and B Vitamins, iron, calcium, magnesium, etc are the micronutrients that the body needs to function properly and efficiently. In one of his recent live sessions on Facebook, lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho talks about polyphenols-important micronutrients that can be attained from plant-based diets. He says that polyphenols are immensely beneficial micronutrients that are required by people of all age groups, including young children to older adults.

Polyphenols are antioxidants that can give a boost to your digestive system, informs Luke in the video. Following are other benefits of these micronutrients that will surprise you:

1. They can help you lose weight and burn fat.

2. Polyphenols can help in preventing diabetes and also help you recover from type 2 diabetes.

3. Neurodegenerative problems like multiple sclerosis can be prevented by regular intake of polyphenols through a plant-based diet.

4. Polyphenols can reduce inflammation in the body.

5. Inflammation reducing properties of polyphenols can help in reducing risk of heart diseases.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. A new group called the Low-Carb Action Network (LCAN), a coalition of doctors, academics, and average Americans with personal success stories using low-carb diets, has launched to urge U.S. nutrition leaders to include a true low-carb diet as part of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

LCAN members point to a large and rapidly growing body of strong scientific research showing carbohydrate restriction to be a safe and effective strategy to prevent and even reverse chronic, diet-related conditions such as pre-diabetes/type 2 diabetes, overweight/obesity, and high blood pressure along with a broad array of other cardiovascular risk factors.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently endorsed low-carb/keto diets as a standard of care for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes, stating that the diet lowers blood pressure, controls blood sugar, lowers triglycerides (fatty acids in the blood), raises the good cholesterol (HDL-C), and reduces the need for medication use.

However, the DGA does not include a low-carb diet. For the 2015 DGA, USDA-HHS ignored some 70 clinical trials demonstrating the effectiveness of low-carb diets. LCAN does not want important scientific evidence to again be ignored.

LCAN members are also concerned that USDA, in its current scientific reviews, is using an inaccurate definition of the diet that is not up-to-date with current science and will lead to misleading, untrustworthy results. Specifically, USDA is defining low-carb as 45 percent of total calories or less, when leaders in the field agree this number should be 25 percent.

Dr. Eric Westman, Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University emphasized that the current dietary guidelines do not apply to most Americans and that a variety of dietary options should be presented to the American people, including a low-carbohydrate diet.

One size does not fit all. If there is anything weve learned over the last four years, its that the low-carb approach should be a viable option, stated Westman.

Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Professor of Family Medicine at West Virginia University said a majority of the patients he treats daily have obesity and metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions driven by hyperinsulinemia that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

If the government has any responsibility to give advice on nutrition it should be focused on those who have a medical condition which is impacted by nutrition and provide evidence-based nutrition solutions, one being a low-carb diet. This diet is highly effective to prevent and treat diet-related illnesses and has decades of evidence to support it.

Dr. Nadir Ali, Chairman, Department of Cardiology, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, and Research Professor, Dept. of Nutrition and Applied Science, University of Houston, has significant experience in the science and practice of low-carb diets.

As a cardiologist, I regularly prescribe a low-carb diet to treat patients with type 2 diabetes and other heart-related diseases to better their health and improve their quality of life, said Ali. Given the significant amount of scientific research and evidence supporting this diet, its time for U.S. nutrition policy leaders to prescribe a low-carb option for those who are tipping into obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and more.

A study conducted last year by the University of North Carolina at Chapel concluded that only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, while 88 percent are en route to developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or another chronic, diet-related condition.

Dr. Jeffry Gerber, M.D., FAAFP, board certified family physician and owner of South Suburban Family Medicine in Denver, CO, said it is unconscionable for nutrition leaders not to include a low-carb diet in the dietary guidelines.

It is unacceptable for our nations nutrition leaders to exclude nearly nine out of ten adults from the guidelines, when low-carb diets provide a viable and proven solution for effectively combatting obesity and diabetes, among other conditions, said Gerber. Every day people across the globe are improving their health by following low-carb diets. Their stories are emotional and real from fighting obesity and heart disease to beating depression and even cancer.

Dr. Charles Cavo, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Pounds Transformation in West Hartford, CT, stated that USDA and HHS officials have defined low-carb inaccurately for their scientific reviews. Theyve defined the diet as having a carbohydrate intake of <45 percent or less of overall daily calories, while leading experts in the field define a low-carb diet as <25 percent or less.

If USDA and HHS continue to wrongfully define low-carb diets, they will skew the results of their analyses, said Cavo.Defining low-carb as 45% of calories will wash out any positive results, which are largely achieved only when people significantly reduce carbohydrates, down to 25% of calories or less. Its not clear why USDA chose their definition of low-carb, since the agency provided no documentation or footnotes. But its clearly not consistent with leading research in the field or what we see working for weight loss and disease reversal in clinical practice.

Antonio C. Martinez II was one of the principal lobbyists who advocated for the Dietary and Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). Martinez, who has also used a low-carb approach to reverse his own type 2 diabetes, lose weight, and recover from heart disease, added specifics to Cavos point.

This proposed definition clearly does not reflect the standards set by research leaders in the field and practitioners with actual clinical and technical experience, said Martinez. The lack of a formal regulatory standard for low-carb allows for this kind of abuse. It needs to stop because the public is not stupid, and the committees credibility is in question with such bad science.

Dr. Georgia Ede, a Massachusetts-based psychiatrist and founder of diagnosisdiet.com, echoed Martinez and Cavos concerns that USDA-HHS have used incorrect definitions of a low-carb diet, which will lead to an inaccurate assessment of a real nutrition option that could make millions of Americans healthier.

As a physician who prescribes low-carbohydrate diets in my psychiatric practice every day, who has personally followed a low-carbohydrate diet for many years, and has paid close attention to the scientific literature on this topic, I am concerned that the percentage of carbohydrates the government is using for its definition of low-carb is far too high to be metabolically meaningful, and should be reconsidered, stated Ede.

Doug Reynolds, the founder of Low Carb USA, a group that hosts scientific conferences on the subject and has worked with a team of doctors to publish Clinical Guidelines for The Prescription of Carbohydrate Restriction as a Therapeutic Intervention, says the low-carb diet is a proven solution to help Americans improve their health.

Its time for nutrition leaders to embrace a low carb diet as a viable option. More than 70 clinical trials have been conducted, and the results are clear: Low-carb diets are effective in combating obesity and improving cardiovascular risk factors, said Reynolds. The success stories I have personally witnessed are truly incredible, and I never would have believed them if I did not see them myself.

LCAN plans to launch a grassroots campaign in the coming months to urge leaders at USDA and HHS to ensure that a properly defined low-carb diet is included in the DGA to provide a dietary option for the majority of Americans who suffer from diet-related, chronic diseases. The next meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held next month in Houston.

For more information on the Low-Carb Action Network (LCAN), please visit lowcarbaction.org.

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WE'VE all been there - that moment when you've finished a meal, only to crave more food.

For some the cravings strike every time they eat - which can be especially harmful if you're trying to lose weight.

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Now, top dietitian Lyndi Cohen has shared seven key reasons why you're always hungry directly after eating a meal - and what you can do to combat it.

Here, the Sydney-based expert details the factors behind cravings - from not eating enough fruit and veg to needing more balance...

Many people find themselves always having 'room for dessert', even after eating a big meal.

Lyndi says this is down to somethingcalled sensory-specific satiety - which means your satisfaction declines as you eat a certain type of food...and crave a new flavour instead.

"A really important factor is how interesting you find the food," Lyndi wrote on her blog.

"After eating a plate of savoury food with one kind of flavour profile, youll eventually get bored of it. And this will contribute to why you stop eating.

Even just a mouthful of something new should help take the craving away

"However, your body craves variety.

"So it wants a new flavour - lets say something sweet like ice-cream or chocolate - simply because its new or different."

How to get around this...

Lyndi recommends eating "until satisfaction" - meaning you stopeating before youre full.

She adds: "If you get the craving for something sweet, choose something like a mint or a piece of chocolate or a little fruit or yoghurt.

"Even just a mouthful of something new should help take the craving away.

"Eat it with enjoyment without a side serving of guilt."

If you're always dieting, one of the reasons you might feel hungry after food is that you feel emotionally deprived...and never really satisfied.

So, if you cut out certain foods from your diet, you're more likely to crave them and seek them out more.

Lyndi says: "If at the back of your mind, you feel like youre not allowed to eat a certain food like pasta or peanut butter straight from the jar, it will always seem interesting to you.

"This is why creating a list of bad or forbidden foods backfires.

"Even trying to be good' is mindset creates a sense of lack, leaving you feeling unsatisfied, no matter how much you eat."

How to get around this...

Lyndi recommends allowing yourself to eat a little bit of everything - and that way you won't feel like you need to gorge on food later.

Many fad diets are all about cutting out entire food groups - and this will only serve to make you want to eat more.

In particular, Lyndi points out that cutting out certain foods creates an "imbalance" in the body - and you feel hungry because your body is still craving something it literally needsto function.

Lyndi says: "Theres a reason dietitians recommend including each of the key food groups in each meal.

Eating balanced meals keeps your tummy fuller for longer, your body energised and your brain brilliant

"Its because eating balanced meals keeps your tummy fuller for longer, your body energised and your brain brilliant."

How to get around this...

Lyndi saysnext time youre whipping up dinner or eating out, check if your meal includes a serving of healthy fat, slow-burning carbs, plenty of veg and a little bit of lean protein.

She adds: "This humble hat-trick will help keep you feeling satisfied for a lot longer than avoiding carbs or fats altogether and itll also make sure youre getting the nutrients your body needs to be healthy."

You might be hungry after you've eaten because you simply haven't consumed enough calories to function throughout the day.

Lyndi says: "If you under eat at one meal, chances are youll end up eating more at the next meal.

"The problem with under-eating at breakfast or lunch is that youre way more likely to overeat or binge because youre completely burnt out and starving from running on empty."

How to get around this...

Lyndi says to avoid this you need to make sure your lunch is satisfying to keep you going throughout the day.

If you under eat at one meal, chances are youll end up eating more at the next meal

She says: "Youre better off eating a substantial lunch full of healthy fats, slow-burning carbs and lean protein, a powerhouse trio thatll keep you energised while youre running around being your best self.

"A solid lunch means you can happily enjoy a lighter (albeit balanced) dinner before laying horizontally for ideally 7+ hours."

While you might be getting enough calories in, this means nothing if you're not getting the right servings of fruit and veg.

"Vegetables bulk out your meals, giving you plenty of roughage to fill your stomach This helps you feel full," Lyndi says.

How to get around this...

Lyndi recommends you get five to ten serves of vegetables a day.

She adds: "Bulking up your breakfast, lunch and dinner with a few sneaky vegetables and fruits will add more roughage, fibre and volume to your meal, helping you feel more satisfied."

Many people confuse hunger with thirst as the sensations are similar, especially after eating.

"To avoid confusion, I like to have (and finish) a big glass of water at every meal," Lyndi says.

How to get around this...

Lyndi says carrying a water bottle with you everywhere you go can help you beat thirst.

And she recommends checking your pee to see if you really are hydrated.

She adds: "If its light yellow or clear and has no smell, youre drinking enough.

"If its very yellow and has a strong smell, you need to drink more."

Many people will constantly notice they have sweet cravings after a meal even though they're not actually hungry.

Lyndi says this could be more of a habit than a necessity.

How to get around this...

Lyndi recommends the 'one hour trick' - as she doesn't believe in depriving yourself.

Explaining her tip, she says: "Firstly, give yourself permission to have the treat.

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"Then, you simply have to wait an hour to eat it. If you still feel like the treat after the hour, you can have it.

"Most often, youll forget about the craving altogether. Dont set a timer or alarm clock.

"If you havent stopped thinking about it after the hour is up, and you still feel like eating it, then its yours to enjoy."

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We can develop a healthier relationship with food and gain more control over what we eat.

Do you have struggles around eating? If you do, youre not alone. In the United States,millions of peoplewill fit the diagnosis for binge eating disorder at some point in their lifetime. Many more have less severe eating issuessuch as obsessing over calorie counting or feeling shame when they eat bad foodsthat wreak havoc on their health and happiness.

Often, people with problematic eating patterns are worried about their weight and attempt to lose weight by cycling through dieting regimens, which often backfire. Even if a dietdoesresult in weight loss, it can lead to an unhealthy preoccupation with food and eating.

According to Howard Farkas, a psychologist specializing in emotional eating and the author of a new book,8 Keys to End Emotional Eating, part of the problem lies in how our minds work against the goal of weight loss.

Our minds respond negatively to deprivation, says Farkas, and the self-denial that diets usually require is a recipe for failure. Restrictive eating, he says, pits willpower against our basic psychological need for personal autonomymeaning the desire to make our own choices regardless of outside pressures. When willpower fades, as its bound to do, the desire for autonomy tends to win out, causing people to turn to eating as a way of reasserting their personal control over their lives.

To overcome this pattern, says Farkas, requires something different than dieting: an end to emotional eating. After years of working with people who have disordered eating, he believes that understanding how our brains and bodies work, and honoring our desire for autonomy around eating, are the keys to developing healthier eating habits. Here are a few of his recommendations to improve your relationship with eating and food.

People sometimes eat to relieve emotional discomfort in their lives, says Farkas, and these people tend to have certain things in common. Through his work as a therapist, hes learned to identify four common patterns of emotional overeaters:

Each emotional pattern requires suppression in order to keep social relationships and opportunities safe. But suppression requires personal control, and the tension eventually becomes too much. As a result, many binge eaters find that giving up control around eating lets off steam and reasserts their sense of autonomyat least in the moment, even if that relief is followed by guilt or a sense of failure.

Overeaters also tend to have all-or-none thinkingmeaning they judge things in their lives as either all good or all bad. This kind of thinking can affect their eating habits, too. Often, they restrict their eating only to good food and eschew their own desires, not trusting their bodys cues about what they want to eat.

They think about food as either good or badnot based on how it tastes, but in categorical terms that refer to how likely it is to cause weight gain, how unhealthy it is, and even as a moral judgment that reflects on themselves if they eat it, writes Farkas. The problem with this way of thinking is that it ignores the underlying emotional tensions, which he believes will continue to plague us until we deal with them.

Many of us equate control with restraint. But, says Farkas, its better to aim for a different type of controlautonomy. To be autonomous means having the capacity and freedom for self-governance, and its the opposite of feeling externally controlled.

How can you increase your autonomy around eating? By allowing all foods back into your lifeeliminating their cachet as the forbidden fruitwhile learning to choose what you want, when you want it, rather than fighting your bodys cues. To make this easier, he suggests things like staying ahead of your hunger by adding small snacks between meals, taking smaller portions of food initially with the understanding that you can give yourself more later if you need it, and eating more consciously, allowing yourself to fully savor your food while paying attention to when eating more doesnt bring more pleasure.

If youre mindful of how much it would take to satisfy your hunger or desire for whatever youre eating, you can maximize your pleasure while keeping the amount you eat to a minimum, he writes.

While it may seem contradictory to the goal of changing your behavior, practicingacceptanceis an important part of making any healthy habit stick. That doesnt mean resigning yourself to never feeling in charge of your eating; but it does mean accepting yourself, as you are, so that you can be a good coach to yourself as you tackle new behaviors.

Changing habits can be difficulttwo steps forward, one step back. Understanding that can help you to stay on track with your goals and prevent backsliding into a what the hell, I may as well give up attitude at the first slipup. Interestingly, when we accept our feelings and urges, they have less power over us, Farkas writes. So, learning to be patient with the process and acknowledge urges we have to overeat or binge is an important part of becoming more autonomous.

While weight loss may be the goal of many people on a diet, Farkas says that this is the wrong focus, especially when measuring progress. Too many factors affect whether or not we lose weight, and diets often dont work in the long term.

Instead, he suggests, its best to give up on monitoring your weight religiously and focus instead on behavioral changes that are more likely to be sustainable. For example, you can start experimenting with smaller portions of food and paying attention to your feelings of satiety, or going out to lunch at work less often, or walking or biking to work rather than driving. Aiming for behavioral changes that can be measuredinstead of numbers on a scalehelps to keep the focus on building a healthy lifestyle, which (perhaps counterintuitively) will likely result in weight loss eventually.

These are just some of Farkass wise insights. His book contains many more keys to understanding and helping with emotional eatingincluding how to boost your coping skills around stress, how to use reasoning when you feel overwhelmed with emotion, and more. Filled with useful tips and compassionate expertise, this book could help anyone to become more conscious around their eating, whether youre experiencing issues or not. For those who suffer most, it could mean the end of emotional eating and painful dieting, and hope for a better relationship to food and life.

This article first appeared on the Greater Good,the online magazine of The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.

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Trying to lose weight but don't want to skip out on food? Check out all the food items you can eat that will ensure you don't add on pounds.

Maintainingone's figure can be a tough job especially with all the stress we go through in life. Stress eating, binge eating when one is sad, upset or anythingelse can be one way to cope with things. But it is not the best thing to happen to your body.While you cannot binge eat on most foods, there are some you can eat with all your heart, so much so that, the more you eat of these, the better!Check them out.

Popcorn

A cup of popcorn contains barely 31 kcal. Binge on it without the added sugar or butter and you can haveas much as you want while barely putting on calories!

ApplesSure, an apple a day can keep the doctor away but the fruit also helps in digestion and keeps one full for longer periods of time. It is also very high in potassium and contains barely 50 calories, so it won't do much harm!

Plums

Much like apples, this fruit too is rich in multiple nutrients and aids digestion, enabling one to lose weight faster due to its high water content.

PineappleThe tangy and sour fruit is known to split fats and aid metabolism of protein, aiding in weight loss.

Eggs

Omlettes and other forms of eggs sure to have added ingredients that can add weight. But one form of eggs - hard boiled eggs are extremely beneficial and don't increase weight. So load up on those eggs!

CucumberFilled with water, cucumbers are excellent for cooling the body down and also aid in losing weight. They not only help in reducing bloating but also burn calories.

Eggplant

One portion of an eggplant consists barely 24 kcal without the additional oil. If you want to make it tastier, bake or grill it with a touch of herbs and masalas and you are good to go!

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Dad used to tell us that he has two sets of clothes: a normal set and a set of skinny clothes that emerge when he gets sick.

Dad was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in his 30s, and the illness caused him to lose a startling amount of weight. He was thin to begin with, but the disease found ways to take more away.

Ulcerative colitis became more manageable for my dad as time moved forward. He put on a healthy amount of weight and chose his food based on desire rather than necessity. With the help of my mom and his friends, he was able to nurse himself back to health.

But for the next 34 years, his two sets of clothing would hang in the corner of his bedroom closet because he never was certain when his health might change. Today, Parkinsons disease is back to challenge this strategy. And Dads skinny clothes are making an appearance.

Weight loss in relation to Parkinsons disease can occur for a number of reasons. Decreased appetite, additional energy output, and changes in digestion can slow your food intake. And this ultimately can cause a shift in body weight.

It makes sense, really. Dads tremors cause him to expend energy 24 hours a day. Thats a substantial amount of time that is spent in motion. And the body needs fuel to maintain this motion.

Dad seems to eat about the same amount, but what he chooses to eat has changed. My little sister makes sure theres a constant supply of densely packed foods, such as avocados. They juice every morning, squeezing the nutrients out of a shocking amount of produce.

Sometimes I giggle to see him eating a midnight bowl of ice cream or a handful of chocolate. Weight loss almost seems like an opportunity to eat his favorite treats. Dad looks thin, but his doctor seems to think his weight is stable.

In a society where weight loss ads litter social media platforms, it is easy to think that weight loss is a good thing. And it can be. But when uncontrolled, one risks becoming nutritionally deficient. And this ultimately prevents the body from using the building blocks it needs to keep healthy.

According to Parkinsons News Todays Patricia Inacio, extreme weight loss can cause dementia, increased dependency care, and a shorter life expectancy. A study Inacio highlighted evaluated several Parkinsons patients and found that weight loss might be able to point doctors toward an early PD diagnosis. Furthermore, counteracting weight loss might lessen disease-related outcomes.

Whatever doctors continue to discover, managing weight loss appears to be an important element of Parkinsons. And its a common one, too!

More than six years have passed since my dads Parkinsons diagnosis. The journey has been choppy, inconsistent, and filled with color. New challenges always seem to emerge. The disease never slows, but my dad is just as quick to fight back. His adaptability and determination are unmatched.

Today, his pants hang a bit loose around his skinny legs. But the muscles still ripple. His normal clothes have been collecting dust in the back of his closet for a while.

Christmas might be a time when those sizes shift completely, making skinny the new normal. But hes strong. He spends three days of every week at Rock Steady Boxing, preparing himself to better challenge his disease.

During a recent visit to the gym, emotions bubbled to the surface. I had never seen him so committed to tackling an obstacle. And with great effort comes great change.

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Note: Parkinsons News Today is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website. The opinions expressed in this column are not those of Parkinsons News Today or its parent company, BioNews Services, and are intended to spark discussion about issues pertaining to Parkinsons disease.

Mary Beth is a Freelance Writer who specializes in personal narratives. Her work focuses on the outdoors and the transformative powers of nature. But when her Dad was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2013, her search to understand the disease materialized through language.

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