Health for life

In fact, according to Dr. Unger, senior author of a study that appeared in the April 22 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: ¹

"Obesity delays the onset of metabolic syndrome."

Although he adds,

"But it doesnt prevent it."

Metabolic Syndrome is a constellation of conditions associated with diabetes and heart disease. These conditions include high blood pressure, central obesity, dyslipidemia (low HDL/high LDL/high triglycerides), insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. Fatty liver, elevated uric acid levels, and polycystic ovarian syndrome are among other possibly related conditions.

In Dr. Ungers words: ²

"We’re ingrained to think obesity is the cause of all health problems, when in fact it is the spillover of fat into organs other than fat cells that damages these organs, such as the heart and the liver. Depositing fatty molecules in fat cells where they belong actually delays that harmful spillover."

To investigate whether the capacity to store fat in fat cells plays a role in developing metabolic syndrome, researchers overfed two groups of mice. One group was genetically altered to prevent their fat cells from storing fat. These slim mice got sick quicker than the normal mice - whose fat cells expanded as they overate.

This study suggests that where fat is stored on the body is probably a better predictor of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes than overweight by itself.
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¹ Adipogenic Capacity And The Susceptibility To Type 2 Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April, 2008
² University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center press release:
How And Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better Than Weight

Often we unconsciously eat more servings than they should. Stressed, sad or upset a number of causes people to continue eating and are usually consumed unhealthy foods like potato chips, chocolate cake or ice cream.


If you are accustomed to eating excessive portions, it should be reduced because it can lead to being overweight and even obese can cause a variety of serious diseases. Excerpted from All Women Stalk, here are nine tricks for you to eat foods with proper portion.

1. Eating Disorders
One way to avoid overeating is to eat regularly or provide a menu of food in small portions during the day, such as fruits or salad. It can reduce your snacking habits eating potato chips or junk food when the stomach starts hungry.

2. Do More Work
To avoid excessive eating, you can do many activities. Maybe youre used to eating large meals during the day, then replace that habit with a job or continue certain activities that can take your mind off food.

3. Drink lots of
In order to reduce hunger, drink water every day. Dehydration can make the body run to the food. If you stay hydrated during exercise, hunger will be reduced because the body gets enough fluids.

4. Create a New Routine
Try to do a new routine and trying to get out of unhealthy living habits. Not easy, but if youre patient and continue to live on a regular basis, youll get used to not eat too much, although are under stress or anything else that could affect the diet.

5. Keep your intake of Eating
Often women eat too much because it affected the mood of boredom or are uncertain. It can make you not pay attention to food intake into the body. Therefore, still keep a good intake for a healthy body and not stretchy.

6. Make a Plan
Create a plan or program to prevent excessive eating for some time. Every plan must have goals, goals that could make you eat foods that are not triggered too much. Continue to train themselves consistent with the proram is being undertaken now. It can change your lifestyle to become healthier.

7. Avoid Unhealthy Foods
Maybe your co-workers in addition to always provide snacks at your desk sehngga tempted to eat them every day. For that, you should look for ways to get your mind distracted to eat or snack, such as busying themselves with other activities.

8. Eat Slowly
You can slow down to eat slowly by chewing food to feel full faster. If the tempo slowed feeding the mind away from the desire to consume large amounts of food. In addition, you can better enjoy the food that enters the body.

9. Do not Eliminate the Favorite Food Diet Program
Most women are maintaining the food they consume while dieting. However, not to eliminate favorite foods from the menu, but its better to reduce the frequency only. Eliminating favorite foods during the diet can cause you to eat these foods in excess at a time.