A cookie a day can pack on pounds
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GRANADA, Spain, Sept. 11 A chocolate cookie a day can add 20 pounds on an energetically-balanced child in four years, University of Granada researchers said.
"Miracle diets," such as the South Beach diet, the Atkins diet or the Artichoke diet, lack a scientific foundation and are a danger for health, but a daily 500 to 700 calorie deficit, depending on body weight, age and physical exercise, can help an individual lose 6.5 pounds a month, said Emilio MartÃnez de Victoria Munoz of the University of Granada in Spain.
When the amount of consumed calories is similar to that of calories used during the day, the energy balance is kept stable and weight is kept constant, however, when calories exceed used calories the balance is disturbed and weight is gained.
Fad diets lose glycogen and water -- not fat -- and that's why those who rapidly lost pounds gain them back quickly, explained Martinez de Victoria Munoz.
The researcher also stressed that a high-fiber diet helps control obesity, as fiber-rich foods facilitate a lower intake because their mastication time is longer and, due to their volume, produce the filling sensation more quickly. In addition, fiber speeds intestinal transit time while slowing food absorption, making weight loss easier. Copyright 2007 by UPI
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4 Years????????
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Alex Smith ,
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:58:31 GMT
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Why not speed things up and make it 10 cookies a day? :D 10x quicker, 10x fatter
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Accurate
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gary ,
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:58:27 GMT
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no this is right. Assume the cookie is 100 calories, 100 calories over the course of a year will add about 10 lbs. (roughly, 100 calories/10=#of pounds in a year) This assumes they are not burning the extra calories, but we wouldn't be having this conversation if they were.
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Dur
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Matt ,
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:34:08 GMT
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"A chocolate cookie a day can add 20 pounds on an energetically-balanced child in four years, University of Granada researchers said"
Get this: the development of a child over the course of 4 years can also add on about 20 pounds, dumbass.
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re: More misleading comments...???
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max ,
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:30:07 GMT
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What lady are you talking about?
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More misleading comments
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Wayne ,
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:27:48 GMT
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This lady is obviously not qualified to be a professional. Studies have been done proving that South Beach, Atkins, etc. are completely safe and can be sustained. All of the diets have core phases and then maintenance phases that can keep dieters on the right track for the rest of their life. They call for a lifestyle change that can be succesfully followed while providing adequate amount of macronutrients...uninformed people like this piss me off
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