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Calorie Counter - Complete Nutritional Facts for Every Diet!

Some causes of overweight Weight problems which run in your family Eating when lonely, sad or stressed Being pressured to eat by friends or family Using food for recreation Taking medicine that makes you feel hungry A low metabolism (the rate you burn calories) Problems with hormone levels

Going on" a diet is not the answer to losing weight. This is because the weight is soon regained after you "go off" your diet. If diets really worked, there wouldn't be so many of them! Instead, your usual eating and exercising patterns need to be changed so that your weight stays right for you.

Eat only until you feel satisfied. Begin meals with clear soups, broth or something light. Eat vegetables, grain foods or other starchy foods and protein foods at each meal. Eat slowly so your body has time to know when it's full. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Exercise. Stock your desk or home cupboards with low-fat snacks. Don't keep high-fat foods in the house. Avoid alcohol. Let yourself indulge now and then. This helps you not feel deprived, which may cause you to eat too much later.

Research consistently shows that regular physical activity, combined with healthy eating habits, is the most efficient and healthful way to control your weight. Whether you are trying to lose weight or maintain it, you should understand the important role of physical activity and include it in your lifestyle.

Junk food refers to high-on-calorie and low-on-nutrient food items. Examples are deep fried foods, or `fast foods` such as burgers, cakes, chips, and colas. Besides being high in calories, these also tend to contain excess sugar, salt and saturated fats that increase the risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease in adult life. While it may be difficult to completely eliminate these from your child`s diet, try substituting them with healthy alternatives.