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Each day, we learn more about how to lose belly fat efficiently through research and while many people believe in the positive effects of diets such as the keto diet and intermittent fasting, evidence suggest that in the long run, people will put the weight back on that they lost initially.

When we try to lose weight, we work against our bodies, which likes to hang on to fat reserves as it expects bad times to come. "Human preferences for energy-dense sweet and high-fat foods may have evolved for reasons of survival", as this 2010 paper on Human Perceptions and Preferences for Fat-Rich Foods suggest. Our bodies are happy to reserve some fat because it knows that at some point, it will have to use it to keep us alive. So in theory, more fat reserves equals to an increased chance of survival.

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One of the issues is that we live in a world where energy-dense food is abundant so there is no need for us to store fat. We can buy avocados and watermelons all year around and we also have access to a variety of supplements. As well as that, we also created an environment around us that preserves energy: we live in warm houses, move less and so on.

The Health Survey for England 2017estimates that "28.7% of adults in England are obese and a further 35.6% are overweight but not obese".Despite all this, a good chunk of the population is still not obese. If we would crave all the food in the world all the time, surely everyone would become fat in no time? There must be other forces at play than just sheer will that regulates how much we weight.

One theory is that your body has a 'set point' or 'settling point': a bodyweight it likes to keep and return to most of the time. According to a research paper titled Set points, settling points and some alternative models: theoretical options to understand how genes and environments combine to regulate body adiposity, published in 2011, "the set point model...suggests that there is an active feedback mechanism linking adipose tissue (stored energy) to intake and expenditure via a set point, presumably encoded in the brain" while "the settling point model is based on the idea that there is passive feedback between the size of the body stores and aspects of expenditure."

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Both theories suggests that our bodies have a preferred weight it likes to keep whether we like it or not. This would explain why we pile the weight back on once we are finished with the latest 4-week diet-fad. The theory also implies that once we stopped forcing our bodies to do something it really doesn't like doing (i.e. getting rid of fat storages), it will return to point it thinks will serve your survival the best.

Bad news is, this system can not only be flawed but also abused by people. For example, our bodies can suffer from leptin-resistance, leptin being a hormone often referred to as the 'starvation hormone'. A study called Leptin resistance: underlying mechanisms and diagnosis suggests that "a decrease in tissue sensitivity to leptin leads to the development of obesity and metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia".

Bad diet can also influence these theoretical set points, especially strict calorie restrictive diets. When we force our bodies to lose weight through starvation, it tends to reduce our energy expenditures as a response. After we return to our usual diet, the body will happily restock the fat it lost and does it even quicker since it already reduced its energy expenditure by lowering resting basal metabolic (BMR) rate, as explained in this research paper titled Reduced Metabolic Rate after Caloric RestrictionCan We Agree on How to Normalize the Data?

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This could also explain why people put on more weight when they return to the normal food intake levels after low calorie diets. Since the body lowers its BMR, eating the same amount of food you used to eat will result in an even greater calorie surplus and therefore quicker fat reserve replenishment.

An article called Does Metabolism Matter in Weight Loss? and published by the Harvard Medical School mentions that "our bodies are also programmed to sense a lack of food as starvation. In response, our BMR slows down, which means fewer calories burned over time. That's one reason why losing weight is often difficult."

The more often and longer you go on extreme calorie restricted diets, the more likely you will damage your metabolic-system and sustain the 'losing weight-putting more back on cycle'.

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Is it pointless to diet? Of course not. Normal BMI is associated with better health prospects in general, so it is worth losing some weight if at all possible. But how?

One solution might be to keep a somewhat calorie restricted diet all the while boosting metabolic rates. Metabolism can be boosted just by walking a bit more and including certain food items in your diet.

This might be more challenging to some than others leptin-resistance can be at play in some cases but in non-extreme cases, it is more than achievable to drop some weight through the combination of moderate exercising and a balanced diet. Resistance training is also said to help keeping the weight off, as noted in a paper aptly titled Resistance Training Conserves Fatfree Mass and Resting Energy Expenditure Following Weight Loss.

An important thing to keep in mind is time, as in letting your body adjust to changes. Your body is extremely adaptable but also slightly pessimistic, so it can change quickly in response to negative stimuli such as a lack of food, but reacts slower to positive ones as it expects that lack of food to happen again in future...

A gentle decrease in calorie intake and moderate increase in exercise levels can help put the body on a more sustainable and healthy bodyweight trajectory in the long run.

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Adele has been keeping a low profile in recent years, sharing only the occasional picture with fans on Instagram.

But last night the star made a triumphant return to TV to host America's SNL and unveil the results of her lifestyle and fitness overhaul in the process.

The 32-year-old singer showed off her slender figure in a gorgeous top on the NBC comedy show after transforming her body over the past year.

Emerging from the shadow of her 2019 divorce from charity boss Simon Konecki, Adele is believed to have lost a staggering 7st, reportedly describing it as a 'crazy positive experience' to fans.

And those close to the star claim it has changed her on a personal level.

"Theres a lot to do with her weight loss that has really changed her life, but its so much more than that," a friend said.

Indeed, having refused to lose weight for anyone other than herself, the London-born singer first started improving what she ate after the birth of Angelo in 2012.

For the sake of her voice, the first thing she did was to ditch her daily 10 cups of sugary tea and wave goodbye to alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine and all "spicy, citrusy, and tangy" foods.

"It's f***ing boring, but I don't think you take your voice seriously until you've an accident," she told Australia's 60 Minutes of her 2011 vocal hemorrhage.

"I'm frightened all the time I'm going to damage my voice," she admitted.

In 2016 she shed yet more weight ahead of her tour in a bid to "get some stamina".

And by 2017 she was believed to have lost more than two stone reportedly due to implementing a second change - The Sirtfood Diet.

The food programme sees slimmers fill up on plant-based foods like kale, buckwheat, green tea and tumeric.

The foods are known as sirtuin activators, and are said to control the way the body processes fat and sugar and regulate the appetite in the process.

Green tea and cocoa powder are also on the menu, along with red wine and cheese.

"The Sirtfood Diet is all about losing weight and feeling fantastic through eating great-tasting food," a source told the Daily Mail.

"It's based on extensive research into the power of key plant foods, which when added to our diet turn on fat burning and improve wellbeing."

In a bid to improve her health from all angles, the singer has also made some changes to her fitness regime.

The third step in her transformation was to hire LA 'body wizard' pilates instructor Camila Goodis - who also works with Piers Morgan's wife Celia Walden.

Camila was introduced to Adele through Robbie Williams' wife Ayda Field and says the down-to-earth star still isn't a huge fan of working out.

Camila told The Sun: "I trained Ayda for a long time and it happens that they are good friends so I did Adele when she was there in Robbies house.

"I dont believe she liked exercise much but she has changed her lifestyle and I believe that 90 per cent was dieting."

And despite Adele's dedication, she has refreshingly admitted that she will never, ever, relish going to the gym.

I mainly moan. Im not, like, skipping to the f-cking gym. I dont enjoy it," she told Rolling Stone in 2016.

"I do like doing weights. I dont like looking in the mirror. Blood vessels burst on my face really easily, so Im so conscious when Im lifting weights not to let them burst in my face. And if I dont tour, youll catch me back down at the Chinese!

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There are a lot of different studies that show you tips and tricks to lose weight. One study shows that sleeping for 15 minutes more than usual can help with weight loss. Another study says that eating breakfast within 30 minutes of waking up can help you lose weight. And now this study, published by the American Heart Association Journals in 2018, states that getting on the scale every day may be the key to weight loss.

This 12-month study tracked 1,042 adults and their weigh-ins over the course of the year. The results stated that those who weighed themselves once a week or even less than that did not lose weight, while those who weighed themselves six or seven times a week averaged a 1.7% weight loss.

The reason behind the success of those who had persistent daily weigh-ins was due to self-monitoring. According to a study published by the Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, self-monitoring is an important aspect of behavioral weight loss intervention programs. In their studies, they found that a "significant association between self-monitoring and weight loss was consistently found." While these studies were all based on self-reports (which can create room for error), there is consistently a successful link when a person focuses on daily self-monitoring for their weight loss efforts.(If you're looking to create more healthy habits, check out our list of 21 Best Healthy Cooking Hacks of All Time.)

By administering a daily practice of getting on the scale, a consistent habit of eating a good diet and losing weight soon followed for these participants. Plus, getting on the scale on a regular basis can help a person understand their bodies. Weight fluctuation is normal even on a daily basis, especially if there are changes in your diet, fluid intake and alcohol consumption, hormone levels, activity level, illness, and more. Even women experience slight weight gain as they go through their menstrual cycle. Getting on the scale can be helpful to understand your body on a deeper, scientific level.

However, it's also important to note that for some, getting on the scale daily can create an unhealthy obsession, which doctors are quick to point out. If getting on the scale on a regular basis does not do well for your mental health, it can be useful to find other ways that create self-monitoring in your life. How do you feel? How do your clothes fit? Are there foods that make your body feel good or leave you feeling bloated and depleted of energy?

Overall, a focus on diet and weight is a focus on overall health and feeling better in your body. If self-monitoring with a scale is useful for your weight loss efforts and holds you accountable for reaching your goals, make it a part of your daily routine. If it isn't helpful, find other ways of self-monitoring that feel good for your personal goals and your health. And if you can't find specific things that work for you, talking to a doctor or a registered dietitian is always the best way to get started.

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It sounds too good to be true: a plan that lets you eat more while still losing weight.

No surprise that reverse dieting, as its known, is soaring in popularity on social media with young, attractive women crediting the regime for their toned figures. Even Kim Kardashians personal trainer is a fan.

Alongside envy-inducing selfies are images of the reverse dieters meals plates piled high with cheese-covered chips, burgers, crispy bacon, roast dinners and curries. Not the kind of recipes youd usually find in a slimming programme.

First, you have to shed the pounds by eating less and doing more exercise.

But once youve reached your target, instead of simply abandoning caution, you increase your daily calorie intake by 50 to 100 every week the equivalent of a small slice of bread, or an egg, for up to three months.

According to reverse dieters, this method combats the problem many encounter as soon as you eat normally after a diet, you pile the weight back on.

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Instead, gradually increasing calories helps the body to burn fat faster and actually continue losing weight.

Advocates claim that dieters can end up eating a whole extra meals worth of calories on top of their recommended daily intake.

The theory goes that eating this way gradually increases the amount of fullness hormones in the body, while building extra muscle which use up more calories than body fat. The result is the body is retrained to burn more calories.

As bizarre as this sounds, there is science behind the trend.

Weight, broadly speaking, is determined by a simple equation: calories in versus calories expended.

We all need a certain amount of calories simply to keep our brains, hearts and other organs and tissues working healthily. So even without exercising, we have an energy need. And the bigger our muscles, the more energy we burn while moving.

But when we cut calories to lose weight, the body doesnt just use up, or burn, existing fat stores it also breaks down muscle tissue to use as energy. In fact, a quarter of all weight lost on a low-calorie diet is muscle, according to studies.

A loss of muscle means the total amount of calories the body needs drops drastically, causing us to put on weight faster than we would have before after a diet. To make matters worse, when we diet, the brain sends signals to increase levels of hunger-inducing hormone ghrelin and reduce amounts of leptin, the hormone that tells us were full.

Scientists think this is an evolutionary tool, protecting the body from starvation. Its a perfect storm that makes us eat more than we would normally.

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But reverse dieting offers a way around these processes. Gradually increasing calorie intake to gain a small amount of weight, researchers suggest, stabilises hunger hormones, and when combined with a muscle-building exercise programme, the balance of body fat and muscle will be restored, burning calories more efficiently.

University of Colorado researchers are running a trial to see if gradually increasing daily quantity of calories will help formerly obese and overweight participants to keep their weight off for good.

Meanwhile, scientists at George Mason University in Virginia are using gradual increases in muscle-boosting protein to help a group of young, active men maintain weight loss, and are seeing promising results.

Participants have managed to keep the weight off after three months of intervention and theyre back to eating the same calories they were before they dieted, without piling on excess weight, says Dr Elisabeth De Jonge, assistant professor of Nutrition at George Mason, who is running the study.

Dr De Jonge is also testing participants to measure how efficiently their body burns energy and says shes seen improvements. Surely its too good to be true?

According to Dr Giles Yeo, obesity expert at the University of Cambridge, theres a reason most of the success stories involve extremely athletic people. Diet alone is unlikely to speed up calorie-burning. The only factor that could feasibly do this is exercise, he says. Its impossible to know if its the diet plan that makes a difference, or the sheer amount of exercise these people are doing.

So, does increasing muscle mass boost the calories we burn? The answer is yes but only significantly during exercise.

Laryngitis and pharyngitis feel similar, both leaving you with a sore throat.

They describe inflammation in areas of the throat that result in the dreaded scratchy or painful sensation associated with colds and coughs, but there is a fundamental difference between the two.

Laryngitis is inflammation of the voice box or vocals cords at the top of the windpipe, known as the larynx.

In pharyngitis, it is the mucous membranes that line the back of the throat called the pharynx that become inflamed.

Both laryngitis and pharyngitis can be caused by bacterial and viral infections including Covid-19.

Genetics are the driving factor of how many calories each person burns and how quickly they gain or lose weight, says Dr Yeo. Sex and age are important, too.

A 2011 US study found 43 per cent of the difference between participants basal metabolic rates the minimum number of calories required by the body for basic functions could be explained by the size of their organs.

The most counter-productive element of the reverse diet plan, according to Dr Yeo, is that it requires participants to continue counting calories. Long-term calorie-counting dieters are far more likely be overweight some years later than non calorie-counters, according to studies.

Researchers say the regimes lead to obsessional thoughts about food, risking eating disorders and bingeing.

Professor Roy Taylor, a diabetes expert at the University of Newcastle, has pioneered a short-term, ultra-low 600 to 800-calorie-a-day diet as a treatment for type 2 diabetes that recently received NHS backing.

He agrees that persistent calorie-counting is not the answer, and says that when helping patients return to normal eating, they looked at their entire lifestyle rather than simply what their diet is.

We tackled a host of different factors, from underlying psychological problems and finding exercise people enjoy to ensuring the support of a spouse or loved one, he says. Reintroducing food groups is slow and steady, and variety is crucial to avoid deficiencies.

Studies have shown weight-loss interventions that focus on healthy behaviour, rather than nutritional properties of food, are far more effective for keeping off weight.

Two years after Prof Taylors intervention, a third of his participants have regained the weight they lost.

It is, as Dr Yeo explains, evidence of the harsh reality of dieting. The depressing fact is that only a small number of people manage to lose weight and keep it off, he says.

For those that do, it takes an upheaval of lifestyle. Simply manipulating what you eat just wont work.

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A midwife who lost nearly 14 stone said she looked so unrecognisable that friends thought her husband was with another woman.

Charlie Adjetey said she has always been a little overweight but began to really pile on the pounds when she started training at west Londons Ealing Hospital in 1987 and found herself surviving on quick-fix junk food.

In time, the 52-year-old met and married her husband, retired RSPCA manager Adjei, 60, and welcomed two children, conservation worker Thomas, 24, and accountant John, 22.

All the while she was steadily gaining weight until she became 24 stone and a size 32.

After being warned by doctors that she needed to lose weight to lower her dangerously high blood pressure, Charlie, of Hanwell, west London, signed up to WW in January 2012.

Since then, she has worked hard to hit her current weight of 10st 12lb and looks so different following her transformation that pals initially thought her husband was having an affair.

Now a size 10, she said: Ive lost over half my body weight. It was a massive transformation.

People were so positive, but a few couldnt believe it was me literally.

Once, we were on a family walk and we bumped into some people who we had met previously whilst out and about.

She continued: They stopped and stared at me as if Adjei was with another woman. He had to turn to them and say, No its not a different woman its Charlie.

They couldnt believe it and were totally surprised by how much weight Id lost.

Throughout her teenage years, 5ft 6in Charlie estimates that she weighed around 13 stone.

Then, after she began nursing training in 1987, she found herself relying on junk food and takeaways to get her through her busy shifts which soon took its toll.

I think the biggest factor was the shift work. Theres no sense of routine when youre working the ward. You work nights and basically eat when you can, she explained.

Youre so exhausted by the time you get home theres no way youre going to cook a healthy meal from scratch.

She continued: Instead, Id eat biscuits and crisps during shifts, then pick up something like a pizza or curry on my way home.

By the time she met Adjei at a mutual friends house party in 1991, Charlie, who was immediately won over by her future husbands warm smile and laugh, weighed around 16 stone.

Bonding over their shared love of food, they soon became a couple, tucking into homemade Ghanaian curries and fried plantain.

And two years later, in 1993, they tied the knot, with Charlie, then 18 stone, wearing a size 28 wedding dress.

She said: I was already big when Adjei met me, so I knew it wasnt my figure he was marrying me for.

I had a bit of a, Who cares? mentality. We both loved food and would spend evenings with big portions of curry and rice in front of the telly.

By the time Charlie welcomed her second child John in 1998, she weighed more than 20 stone but, busy juggling work with raising her two boys, she did not even try to shift her baby weight.

I was just past caring, she continued. I was happily married with two sons. Why did I need to worry about what size I was?

It got to the point that I was simply never hungry. I was constantly grazing throughout the day.

She continued: The wards back then used to be littered with biscuits to give staff an energy boost, and Id pick on them all day.

If I finished a night shift, Id grab takeaway on the way home or Id tuck into some leftovers, which in hindsight could have fed two or three.

Sometimes I couldnt help but wonder what the patients must have thought, especially when I was advising them on diabetes and things like that.

Then, in October 2011, Charlies wake-up call came in the form of a grave warning from doctors following a routine opticians appointment.

She recalled: During my check-up, the optician noticed a build-up of pressure in the blood vessels at the back of my eyes.

I was referred to a doctor, who told me later that week I had high blood pressure.

She continued: I was told I really need to lose some weight before I caused any irreversible damage.

I looked him in the eye and promised to make losing weight my New Years resolution.

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Having avoided weighing herself for years and years, Charlie was shocked when she realised she had reached 24 stone.

According to the NHS, that meant her body mass index (BMI) was 53.9 more than twice the recommended range of 18.5 to 24.9 making her obese.

Having heard of WW through a friend who had lost five stone by following their weight loss and maintenance plan, she signed up in January 2012.

Following a point-based diet, Charlie was soon swapping biscuits and takeaways for porridge and grilled fish.

Losing an impressive 11lb in her first week, she said: After that first weighing, my eyes were set on the prize. I knew then I was in it for the long haul.

Setting herself a target weight of 11st 1lb, Charlie, who also now walks 10 miles a day, to and from work, was delighted to reach her goal in May 2014.

Since then, she has lost even more weight, and is now proudly maintaining her new size 10 figure.

There were a few blips along the way, like Christmas and holidays, but for the most part it was plain sailing, she said.

I have so much more energy and confidence now. Life is better in so many ways.

Most people are very positive when they see me, but some are adamant that I must have had weight loss surgery to lose so much, but Ive really not.

She continued: I just laugh it off though its a compliment!

By sharing her story, Charlie hopes to inspire others who have been struggling with their size.

She said: I make sure to have reminders of what I used to look like hanging about.

She concluded: I carry my old work pass around with me, as my background photo is of me at my heaviest.

Then, when Im thinking of indulging, Im reminded why I broke those habits in the first place.

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Each day, we learn more about how to lose belly fat efficiently through research and while many people believe in the positive effects of diets such as the keto diet and intermittent fasting, evidence suggest that in the long run, people will put the weight back on that they lost initially.

When we try to lose weight, we work against our bodies, which likes to hang on to fat reserves as it expects bad times to come. "Human preferences for energy-dense sweet and high-fat foods may have evolved for reasons of survival", as this 2010 paper on Human Perceptions and Preferences for Fat-Rich Foods suggest. Our bodies are happy to reserve some fat because it knows that at some point, it will have to use it to keep us alive. So in theory, more fat reserves equals to an increased chance of survival.

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One of the issues is that we live in a world where energy-dense food is abundant so there is no need for us to store fat. We can buy avocados and watermelons all year around and we also have access to a variety of supplements. As well as that, we also created an environment around us that preserves energy: we live in warm houses, move less and so on.

The Health Survey for England 2017estimates that "28.7% of adults in England are obese and a further 35.6% are overweight but not obese".Despite all this, a good chunk of the population is still not obese. If we would crave all the food in the world all the time, surely everyone would become fat in no time? There must be other forces at play than just sheer will that regulates how much we weight.

One theory is that your body has a 'set point' or 'settling point': a bodyweight it likes to keep and return to most of the time. According to a research paper titled Set points, settling points and some alternative models: theoretical options to understand how genes and environments combine to regulate body adiposity, published in 2011, "the set point model...suggests that there is an active feedback mechanism linking adipose tissue (stored energy) to intake and expenditure via a set point, presumably encoded in the brain" while "the settling point model is based on the idea that there is passive feedback between the size of the body stores and aspects of expenditure."

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Both theories suggests that our bodies have a preferred weight it likes to keep whether we like it or not. This would explain why we pile the weight back on once we are finished with the latest 4-week diet-fad. The theory also implies that once we stopped forcing our bodies to do something it really doesn't like doing (i.e. getting rid of fat storages), it will return to point it thinks will serve your survival the best.

Bad news is, this system can not only be flawed but also abused by people. For example, our bodies can suffer from leptin-resistance, leptin being a hormone often referred to as the 'starvation hormone'. A study called Leptin resistance: underlying mechanisms and diagnosis suggests that "a decrease in tissue sensitivity to leptin leads to the development of obesity and metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia".

Bad diet can also influence these theoretical set points, especially strict calorie restrictive diets. When we force our bodies to lose weight through starvation, it tends to reduce our energy expenditures as a response. After we return to our usual diet, the body will happily restock the fat it lost and does it even quicker since it already reduced its energy expenditure by lowering resting basal metabolic (BMR) rate, as explained in this research paper titled Reduced Metabolic Rate after Caloric RestrictionCan We Agree on How to Normalize the Data?

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This could also explain why people put on more weight when they return to the normal food intake levels after low calorie diets. Since the body lowers its BMR, eating the same amount of food you used to eat will result in an even greater calorie surplus and therefore quicker fat reserve replenishment.

An article called Does Metabolism Matter in Weight Loss? and published by the Harvard Medical School mentions that "our bodies are also programmed to sense a lack of food as starvation. In response, our BMR slows down, which means fewer calories burned over time. That's one reason why losing weight is often difficult."

The more often and longer you go on extreme calorie restricted diets, the more likely you will damage your metabolic-system and sustain the 'losing weight-putting more back on cycle'.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Is it pointless to diet? Of course not. Normal BMI is associated with better health prospects in general, so it is worth losing some weight if at all possible. But how?

One solution might be to keep a somewhat calorie restricted diet all the while boosting metabolic rates. Metabolism can be boosted just by walking a bit more and including certain food items in your diet.

This might be more challenging to some than others leptin-resistance can be at play in some cases but in non-extreme cases, it is more than achievable to drop some weight through the combination of moderate exercising and a balanced diet. Resistance training is also said to help keeping the weight off, as noted in a paper aptly titled Resistance Training Conserves Fatfree Mass and Resting Energy Expenditure Following Weight Loss.

An important thing to keep in mind is time, as in letting your body adjust to changes. Your body is extremely adaptable but also slightly pessimistic, so it can change quickly in response to negative stimuli such as a lack of food, but reacts slower to positive ones as it expects that lack of food to happen again in future...

A gentle decrease in calorie intake and moderate increase in exercise levels can help put the body on a more sustainable and healthy bodyweight trajectory in the long run.

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New Delhi: The 9-day-long festival of Navratri is finally coming to end with Dushehra celebrations today, on the 25th of October, this year. The 9-day festivities are not just about the tasty food and holy practices but are marked by 9 days of fasting. Many people also look at it as a way to lose weight and get fit. However, as we conclude the festival and may weigh ourselves again soon, it is important to know what we must expect.Anurupa Bose, nutritionist, Cloudnine Group of Hospital, Bangalore, explains if it is really possible to lose weight in 9 days, and what are some healthy practices we must incorporate in our lives for the right fitness.

We all generally love to fit back into our favourite clothes, lehengas, suits all the time, especially during the festive season.Weight loss is also associated with various heath risks, and therefore, we must ensure we take steps to stay fit.

In this era of the internet, we do find various quick-fix weight loss solutions and try to implement them without knowing the harmful impact they have on our body. Apart from this, few commonly known fad diets like the keto diet, paleo diet, atkins diet etc. have gained a lot of popularity in recent times as an easy method of weight loss in less time. However, always remember the saying thatFad Diets Are Bad Diets."because these fancy diets are deficient in one or the other nutrients which are required for different bodily functions andcan cause some serious health issues in the long run.

Try to fine-tune your diet with exercises suitable for your age. Remember that weight loss is not miraculous, but it is achievable. There are no magic pills or diets for overnight weight loss.Continuity is the key, even if you lose fewer kgs in 9 days, your healthy meal pattern and physical activity has to be continued on a regular basis, otherwise, you might gain the weight back in no time.

Please note - In pregnancy, exercise caution while taking any type of fasts, as the baby's needs are specific and usually fasting is not encouraged. If you are still keen to know how to modify your diet during Navratri, please contact your nutritionist for safe personalized guidance via a video consultation so that you can reach out from the safety and comfort of your homes.

Disclaimer: Tips and suggestions mentioned in the article are for general information purpose only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor or a dietician before starting any fitness programme or making any changes to your diet.

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If you're looking to keep your weight under control, common knowledge would have you believing it boils down primarily to two things: the number of calories you consume, and the number of calories you burn off. While these factors certainly play a prominent role, you may have found that no matter how many salads you eat and how many workouts you do, you still can't shed those pounds. Why? Well, new research is shedding light on the fact that thinking of weight loss purely in terms of the physical acts of eating and exercising is a mistake. In reality, the reason you can't lose weight may be because of the way your brain is seeing and smelling food. Read on to learn more, and if you want more tips on why the number on the scale is stuck, here's How to Overcome a Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau.

Researchers at the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience at the Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in Israel recently discovered what they describe as "a neural subnetwork of connected regions between the brain and gastric basal electric frequency that correlates with future weight loss based on connectivity patterns." In lay terms, this means that people who see and smell food in a way that triggers their brain more enthusiastically are the same people who consistently overeat and gain weight.

The study looked at 92 people during an 18-month lifestyle weight loss intervention, led by Prof. Iris Shai of BGU's Department of Epidemiology. All had a large waist circumference and abnormal level of blood lipids (the fatty substances found in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides). "It appears that visual information may be an important factor triggering eating," principal investigator Prof. Galia Avidan, from the BGU Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Psychology, said in a statement. "This is reasonable, given that vision is the primary sense in humans."

The findings, which were published the journal Neuroimage, led the researchers to conclude that "weight loss is not merely a matter of willpower, but is actually connected to much more basic visual and olfactory cues."

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Of course, weight management is a huge concern for many Americans. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 36.5 percent of American adults are obese, and another 32.5 percent are overweight. Additionally, 49 percent of U.S. adults surveyed between 2013 and 2016 reported trying to lose weight at some point during the prior 12 months, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Women were more likely to be making an effort to slim down (56.4 percent of women versus 41.7 percent of men).

Further research is needed on the link between your eyes and your weight, but this latest study suggests we need to think of weight loss as being as much to do with neurology as it is biology.

And if walking is your exercise of preference, check out Here's How Far You Need to Walk Every Day to Lose Weight.

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Dr. Philip Goglia, WBC Nutrition Committee Chairman, airs his latest Boxing Nutrition review on some unthruths flying around on dieting.

Lie #1: Food is the problem.Reality: Food is not the problem. Your relationship with food is the problem.

Lie #2: You need to starve and deprive yourself to lose weight.Reality: You need to eat more to fire up your metabolism to lose weight.

Lie #3: You need to eat a certain type of food to lose weight.Reality: You need to understand your metabolic type and eat food suited to your profile.

Lie #4: There is a magical one-size-fits-all diet.Reality: If a diet doesnt sync up with your metabolic type you will fail.

Lie #5: If youre overweight its because you eat too much and lack discipline.Reality: If youre overweight its because you eat too little and are trying to overcome your metabolic type with will power.

Lie #6: Its OK to skip meals, but never skip a workout.Reality: Its OK to skip workouts, but never skip a meal.

Lie #7: Drink expensive sports drinks, protein shakes and eat magical frozen meals and diet bars to see results.Reality: Water and simple food provide the best nutrients for the human body. If you want quality protein eat fish, chicken, steak or eggs. Eat vegetables and fruit.

Lie #8: A new exercise gadget or approach holds the key to weight loss.Reality: Kitchen first. Gym second. Exercise will never fix or compensate for nutritional problems.

Lie #9: This new diet holds the key to the perfect body.Reality: There is no such thing as a perfect body. Only your body. Take care of it, enjoy it and cherish it.

Lie #10: This star used our diet to lose weight. It must work.Reality: The star is being paid 100s of thousands to endorse their product and just as much to keep their weight down. Often through unhealthy methods. Only a diet that suits your metabolic profile has any chance of working. Save your money.

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Are you also consuming foods and drinks rich in flavanol? If yes, there are chances that you may suffer from lower blood pressure. According to a new study, people who consume a diet having flavanol-rich foods and drinks such as tea, apple and berry juice, could have lower blood pressure. The findings published in the journal 'Scientific Reports' studied the diet of more than 25,000 people in the UK and compared the food they ate with their blood pressure. In contrast to most other studies investigating links between nutrition and health, the researchers measured flavanol intake objectively using nutritional biomarkers -- indicators of dietary intake, metabolism or nutritional status present in our blood. The difference in blood pressure between those with the lowest 10 per cent and the highest 10 per cent of flavonol intake was between two and four millimetres of mercury (mmHg). This is comparable to meaningful changes in blood pressure observed in those following a Mediterranean diet or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. The effect was more pronounced in participants with hypertension.

Previous studies in large populations have always relied on self-reported data to draw conclusions but this is the first study to objectively investigate the association between a specific bioactive compound and health.

"We are delighted to see that in our study, there was also a meaningful and significant association between flavanol consumption and lower blood pressure," said study author Gunter Kuhnle from the University of Reading, US.

"What this study gives us is an objective finding of the association between flavanols -- found in tea and some fruits -- and blood pressure," Kuhnle added.

The research confirms the results from previous dietary intervention studies and shows that similar results could be achieved with a habitual diet rich in flavanols. In British diet, the main sources are tea, cocoa, apples and berries.

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