While loosing weight can indeed be a formidable challenge for those suffering from obesity, my experience suggests that most do not really try hard enough to get back to shape! They go through the customary dietary consults and sermons on regular exercise, give the appearance of being convinced and motivated, but turn up after a couple of months without having shed any weight. Sometimes, their weight paradoxically go up after they start going to the gym. Many manage to get off fats, but increase their consumption of starch and sugars. It is true that one gram of butter or oil provides 9 Kcal while sugars and starch provide only 4 Kcal, but snacking on potato chips or drinking fruit juices can add more to your belly than a thin smear of butter on a brown toast. On trying to unravel the mystery of why some gain weight after starting workouts instead of losing it, many admit to increasing their food intake in response to hunger that exercise drives up. What seems to lie at the ro...
Thanks to Hindustan Times' HT City Lucknow, I rediscovered the joy of writing as I do the "Health Adda" Column every Sunday.It is a platform that deals with contemporary health issues that touch our lives, our family and society.I have put the "Health Adda" articles on this blog for you to read at leisure.If you find any one interesting, become a Health Ambassador, and send it to someone you care for.I look forward to your valuable comments and suggestions that will help me serve you better.