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"News Bulletin"--High weight shortens lives--
This is said as if it were a new concept. Why is it that "news" is merely regurgitated over and over again?
The more weight a person has on their body, the more likely they are to develop diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. It's a proven fact of science, medicine, and nutrition.
Diabetes in turn leads to other problems including kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (aka possible need for amputation), and a host of other problems. It also leads to increased incidence of heart disease. Anyway, my point is, quit harping on the same old facts...just quit it!
Start by telling us and the government the changes that need to be made, and start doing something about it. I'm just getting rank with anger about this.
Anyway, I apologize for my emoting. To answer a reader's question:
"Dana, are there any benefits/risks to grazing?"
The benefits of grazing eating 4-5 small meals per day is that it keeps your energy levels, your blood sugar levels, and your hunger levels all on an even keel. It's like always having fuel in the gas-tank.
The risks of grazing eating 4-5 small meals per day, is that for many people, they don't decrease the amount of calories they eat at each meal.
Therefore instead of consuming 4-5 small meals of about 300-400 calories each, they will end up eating 4-5 regular sized meals of about 500-600 calories each. This sets them up for weight gain.
Therefore, if someone is truly going to graze and eat 4-5 small meals per day, it's wise to limit those meals to "snacks" and to keep each one to no more than 300-400 calories.
This is said as if it were a new concept. Why is it that "news" is merely regurgitated over and over again?
The more weight a person has on their body, the more likely they are to develop diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. It's a proven fact of science, medicine, and nutrition.
Diabetes in turn leads to other problems including kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (aka possible need for amputation), and a host of other problems. It also leads to increased incidence of heart disease. Anyway, my point is, quit harping on the same old facts...just quit it!
Start by telling us and the government the changes that need to be made, and start doing something about it. I'm just getting rank with anger about this.
Anyway, I apologize for my emoting. To answer a reader's question:
"Dana, are there any benefits/risks to grazing?"
The benefits of grazing eating 4-5 small meals per day is that it keeps your energy levels, your blood sugar levels, and your hunger levels all on an even keel. It's like always having fuel in the gas-tank.
The risks of grazing eating 4-5 small meals per day, is that for many people, they don't decrease the amount of calories they eat at each meal.
Therefore instead of consuming 4-5 small meals of about 300-400 calories each, they will end up eating 4-5 regular sized meals of about 500-600 calories each. This sets them up for weight gain.
Therefore, if someone is truly going to graze and eat 4-5 small meals per day, it's wise to limit those meals to "snacks" and to keep each one to no more than 300-400 calories.
posted by Dana M. Ellis, MPH, R.D. @ 5:32 PM
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