Healthy Weight Loss San Antonio

VITAMIN D DEFICINECY

weightlosssanantonio — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:43:32 +0000

A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (March 2009) concludes that individuals aged 65 or older who take Vitamin D at a dose of 400 IU/day or greater have at least a 20% reduction in the incidence of hip or other nonvertebral fractures.

MEAT INTAKE AND DEATH RATE

weightlosssanantonio — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:24:00 +0000

A recent study from the Archives of Internal Medicine (March 2009) indicate that a diet higher in red and processed meat and lower in white meat increased total mortality, cancer mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality.

TEENAGE WEIGHT GAIN

weightlosssanantonio — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:48:01 +0000

A recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics analyzed data from over 500 girls aged 14-21 to examine what promoted weight gain. The conclusions were spending 6-10 hours per week on the internet, sleeping less than 5 hours per night, and 2 or more alcoholic beverages per week resulted in a weight gain of 4 pounds per year. These effects accumulate year after year and become even more pronounced in adulthood.

TYPE 2 DIABETES AND WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

weightlosssanantonio — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:46:16 +0000

A study published in the American Journal of Medicine (March 2009) reports that Type 2 Diabetes is resolved or improved in the majority of patients after weight loss surgery. The responses are even more pronounced for those that maintain the weight loss for 2 or more years and/or have procedures that produce more weight loss.

EXERCISE AND WEIGHT MAINTENANCE

weightlosssanantonio — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:43:09 +0000

A study from the Archives of Internal Medicine found women who want to sustain a weight loss of 10% for 2 years need to reduce calories and exercise and additional 55 minutes per day over their baseline exercise levels. In order to prevent weight regain, 338 minutes of exercise per week (or 68 minutes per day) is necessary. This is double the current recommendation, so more research is needed to determine long-term compliance to these exercise levels.

Financial Costs of America’s Obesity Epidemic

weightlosssanantonio — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:43:55 +0000

Let’s put this potential crisis in perspective. According to a published article in the journal Obesity, by 2030, if trends don’t reverse, an estimated 86% of the nation’s population will be considered overweight or obese! And now it seems that the American obesity epidemic is having an effect on those with a healthy weight.

Excess Pounds Can Mean Excess Dollars

As you well know, obesity may call for specialized healthcare needs. Research shows that the obese are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular conditions, as well as type 2 diabetes. A published Newsweek study suggests that obesity is taking a staggering toll on America’s finances. Among the factors contributing to the ever-growing price tag are:

Ø Reduced pay rates – in a Stanford University study, it was observed that both obese men and women earn an average of $3.41 per hour less ($7,093 annually) than their skinnier co-workers. Older obese workers are more affected, most likely due to increased healthcare costs.

Ø Reduced hours worked – the obese miss about one week per year due to weight-related ailments. In their book “The Fattening of America,” authors Eric A. Finkelstein and Laurie Zuckerman found that obese employees typically cost firms employing 1,000 employees $285,000 annually.

Ø Increased medical costs – overweight men and women have been shown to cost companies more than their healthier co-workers. Overweight men incurred $170 in annual medical costs, while overweight females incurred $495 more. In addition, the obese cause hospitals to spend more, as well.

Ø Increased air travel costs – the overweight and/or obese pay an added price in the sky. They may require additional seats, as well as increased fuel. In 2004, the CDC found that airlines spent $275 million for an 350 million gallons of added fuel to support the extra weight.

Ø Increased gasoline costs – as you’d expect, being overweight or obese also requires additional gasoline. When comparing the years 1960 and 2006, Americans pumped 938 million more gallons of fuel a year. This works out to an estimated $3.55 billion in annual gas increases nationwide!

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has determined that 24 million are now afflicted with type 2 diabetes. The skyrocketing number of those afflicted with diabetes-related obesity (or “diabesity”) may be one of the biggest causes of our ever-increasing health insurance premiums.

Just how expensive is diabetes? According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes-related medical expenditures resulted in about $116 billion in 2007. As such, American companies big and small are considering gastric bypass/bariatric surgery as an alternative for obesity. Today, it’s believed that 140,000 gastric bypass surgeries are performed nationwide annually.

Top Five Psychological Factors that Contribute to Long-Term Weight Loss Success

weightlosssanantonio — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:26:01 +0000

The five psychological factors she explains include staying connected to your personal weight loss goals. To reach your goal, she says, you have to know wat it is you’re trying to achieve, how to go about achieving it, and what it will look or feel like once you do. She says that one’s goals should be realistic, clear, and measurable.

The second goal is to create and expand support. This refers to having a social support system, such as friends and family, who will be there for you through the good times and the bad.

The third goal is what she refers to as “gray thinking”. This involves the tendency we as human beings have of thinking in terms of black and white-or good and bad. By processing information and ‘filing’ it away into little categories of ‘good’ and ‘bad’, you set yourself up for failure because one small mistake becomes monumental when one is in this mindset.

The fourth goal is to utilize resources. These are “anything that contributes to your weight loss success and well being”. These resources are typically similar with those that are attempting to lose weight in the long-term Support from loved ones, a personal trainer, a food journal…whatever you feel you need on your “journey”, do not hesitate to establish these resources and use them whenever you feel it is necessary to do so. The last goal is to identify problems early. In order to successfully lose weight, you must identify and address whatever it is that is getting in your way and keeping you from feeling healthy and happy. Stress, a bad relationship, emotional eating…each person has his or her own “roadblocks” to success. By being honest with yourself and doing your best to achieve these goals, you can begin acknowledging and practicing completely what has contributed to your success and celebrate the positive gains you’ve made!

The Benefits of Cardio Exercise

weightlosssanantonio — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:22:29 +0000

There are various physical activities that can be considered as part of one’s cardio training. Such training includes walking or jogging, running, swimming, rowing and cycling as well as doing other aerobic exercises. There are several benefits that one can enjoy from doing regular cardio training. Doing them on a regular basis can greatly help the body become healthier in the long run.

Here are just some of the benefits that cardio training can provide:

1. It boosts one’s energy levels. Regular cardio workout exercise such as running or swimming can eventually help in improving a person’s energy levels. When the body goes through regular cardio training, it slowly adapts and is more able to cope up with the added strenuous physical activity. People become less tired while doing more work. In the process, they can become more energetic. Physical endurance is developed and improved over time through cardio workouts.

2. It boosts body metabolism. A good benefit of regular cardio workout exercise and training is through having a better metabolic process. As cardio exercises help the cardiac muscle cope up with added physical activities, it also helps the body to burn more calories more efficiently. Cardio training helps improve the body’s metabolism in order to handle for the energy needs of the added physical activity. This can signal the body to burn up some added fuel to keep its different functions up and running. With the regular training, the body then tends to keep the metabolism up. This then helps a person burn more calories which can be very convenient for fat loss and muscle gain .

3. It helps improve weight control. Regular cardio exercises can also help one maintain and keep a sought after weight level. With a more improved metabolism, the body can burn more calories more efficiently. Regular cardio training can also help build up muscles through the physical activity that the body runs through. With more muscles and calories being burned by the body daily, losing some weight may be experienced which occurs as the process of burning the stored fats in the body starts. Up to a certain point when an ideal body weight is reached, people can then better maintain their weight through regular cardio training.

4. It helps prevent heart disease. Regular cardio training can also help in the prevention of heart disease. The heart also has muscles that make it work more effectively. Strengthening them can help the heart grow stronger and delay or prevent the development of diseases associated with the heart. Aside from training programs help strengthen the heart muscles, they also help strengthen the lungs as well. Conditions associated with a sedentary lifestyle such as diabetes, obesity and cardiopathy can be prevented with regular cardio workout exercise and training.