Posted on 10/08/2013 1:00:44 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Eating five times a day can help keep weight down, a new study has suggested, as scientists reject the idea that three daily meals is the key to staying healthy.
Researchers say a daily routine of breakfast, lunch, dinner along with two further snacks a day can help shed pounds.
But breaking the routine can lead to weight gain—for instance, skipping breakfast is associated with putting on weight, according to the study published in the International Journal of Obesity. …
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Ya eat once once a day? What do you do, swallow a whole rodent?
There’s a major difference between chowing down on five big meals a day to pack on the pounds and staving off hunger by consuming five modest meals a day to lose weight.
But if when you eat influences how much you crave—and thus eat—of good and bad foods, then it does make a difference.
Check out "wheatbellyblog.com". Interesting website which caught my eye a couple years ago. Wheat and the products made from it are the real culprit in cravings and cause a lot of other problems.
I lost 40 lbs effortlessly by giving up wheat and I don't get hunger pangs. Not trying to proselytise -- just suggesting a look-see.
Dairy seems always to be a bone of contention. It affects people differently. I don't think it's necessary, but I do like it and it doesn't affect my weight or mood.
I think that’s what Judge Napolitano said he did...dropped wheat from his diet. Have you seen him lately? He’s lost a lot of weight.
It's been a pretty amazing experience for me. In addition to the weight loss, the bursitis in my left shoulder went away, I no longer stagger down the stairs in the morning due to stiff joints, the arthritis in my neck [which was severe] has become barely noticeable, rashes on my forearms have gone away, my mood is stable and almost euphoric -- AND I stopped snoring [that one was completely unexpected].
In addition to piling on the pounds, the proteins in wheat have a substantial effect on the brain and are inflammatory. I really miss pasta and a big, thick-crust pizza but I can't imagine ever touching them again. I'm 60 and I haven't felt this good in 15 or 20 years.
My family thinks I look "gaunt", though. Told them to get used to it. It's the new normal. Heh.
Have seen it and I eat only a slow-carb diet myself.
Neither of course is the full explanation.
Probably not, but it was a big step in the right direction for me. I just wish some of my many grotesquely-obese neighbors and friends would try it.
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