Dieting Tips
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(ARA) - According to a recent national survey on dieting attitudes, almost 80 percent of Americans promise to start their diets on Mondays, and one in four Americans start a new diet at least once a month. While Mondays may seem like the perfect time to start over, this approach can often be a self-defeating strategy that prolongs short- and long-term success.
(ARA) - According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 90 percent of all people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are overweight. Studies have shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by keeping weight in control and by increasing physical activity. Losing weight can lower the risks for developing serious diabetes-related complications, including heart and blood vessel disease and can help to reduce blood sugar levels.
Women on diets need more calcium than normal to avoid bone loss, say Rutgers University researchers.
Studies showed a weight loss diet of 1.5 pounds a week for 6 weeks cuts absorption of calcium. In 57 postmenopausal dieters it was discovered that those women who took 1,800 mg of calcium a day absorbed 78 percent more calcium than those who took only 1,000 mg a day. To prevent bone loss, women dieting after menopause should get 1,700 mg of calcium a day, the experts say.
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