Contributions of Dieting and Physical activity to Weight Loss

Dieting
Food components including carbohydrates, fats and proteins all contain calories. Therefore, whether one takes proteins, fats or carbohydrates, one must be aware that he is taking in calories aw well. Maintaining body weight requires levels of calories in the body to be maintained. Managing body weight needs a balance n the number of calories consumed to the calories used in the body.
Calorie is a unit of energy obtained from food. This unit of energy is stored in the body as fat resulting to weight gain. All calories are the same regardless of source of food obtained from including proteins, carbohydrates, sugars and fats. Caloric balance in the body takes the form of a scale. Balancing the scale requires balancing between the calories consumed from foods and calories the body burns out in normal body functions, exercises and daily activities.
Weight loss through dieting requires taking in of few calories than one is consuming. The body will use fats from fat storage cells as energy source resulting to a decrease in weight. Tipping the balance scale so one can lose weight entails taking about 3500 calories below one’s calorie maintenance, which is normally 2500 calories. Doing this enables one to lose about one pound of body fat. Losing one to two pounds of body fat entails reducing calorie intake by 500 to 1000 calories a day.
Liquid calories intake in the body adds quickly because liquids are easy to take and one does not realize the volume of drink intake. Majority of people take about 16-20 ounces of soda or juice at a time, which is sugar. Digestion of liquid calories occurs fast. Avoiding highly processed foods contributes to reduction of calories intake in the body. The processed foods lack fibers and essential micronutrients including minerals and vitamins.
Physical activity for weight loss
Physical activities burns stored calories in the body thereby reducing it. Physical activities including exercises and daily activities increase amounts of calories burned out everyday in the body. Taking 2 hours to 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity goes a week and taking part in muscle strengthening activity for more than 2 days produces burns calories to reduce body weight. Increase the time of physical activity produces great health benefits and reduces weight. Children and teenagers need be active for more than 60 minutes a day in order to lose weight. Increasing intensity of physical activity increases amount of calorie burnout.

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