It is proved that fruit and vegetables do not help to lose weight

Scientists from the University of Alabama experimentally tested the effectiveness of such a good the Council is aware of nutritionists, as a recommendation to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. As a result, the researchers concluded that, although the Council is effective as a measure of a healthy diet - those who want not just eat right and lose weight, it does not help.

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  Seven clinical trials held under the supervision of Dr. Kathryn Kaiser, took part in the general of 1,200 people. Volunteers held in diet according to the recommended today consume nutritional norm 1, 5 - 2 servings of fruit and 2-3 servings of vegetables per day.
 
  Analysis of the results showed that while a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is very useful for maintaining human health, for weight reduction, it is not practically affected.
 

  However, experts emphasize, that this conclusion does not mean that for the sake of losing weight should not abandon eating fruits and vegetables. According to them, those who want to lose weight, you should there are fruits and vegetables so as to seek to reduce the calorie content total food intake.

"Our results suggest that a simple replacement part a diet of fruits and vegetables is not working, an integrated approach, which will reduce the entire volume of food consumed, "- commented on this about Dr. Kathryn Kaiser.

It is significant that scientists are not first prove virtually useless fruits and vegetables in weight loss. Several studies have demonstrated that leaning on the various fruits, people unconsciously begin to consume more calories per day. (READ MORE)

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Men suffer from reverse anorexia

Scientists and doctors are faced with an unusual phenomenon that has been called reverse anorexia. Those suffering from it, people believe that they need to gain weight, not lose it.

This is quite a frightening trend that is particularly popular among athletes, can lead to serious health problems and even premature death. It begins with the fact that people are hesitant to lean To gain weight To increase muscle mass.

Paul Russell of Bolton University explores 200 rugby players in the last three years. He is well known to the pressures they face, as soon as possible to build up a mass that is a must for this sport.

Muscle dysmorphia , Sometimes called reverse (neurogenic) anorexia - A disorder in which a person is obsessed with the idea that he is not muscular. Those suffering from muscle dysmorphia   people consider themselves too thin, though, as a rule, their muscle mass is higher than average. This is a relatively new disorder, but it is spreading increasingly, as the cult of healthy muscular body in a man's world becomes as hard as a model cult of thinness among women.

Sports psychologists believe that this condition can be especially traumatic for rugby players and hockey players who go to extreme methods of recruitment of muscle mass. " Muscle dysmorphia   It can lead to unhealthy diets, depending on the exercise, and of course, use of anabolic steroids, which are known to have resulted in the death of several bodybuilders "- said Paul Russell.

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Fatigue often hides fatty liver

Fatty liver - a serious disease that is rarely detected in the early stages. At the same time, it launched the fat disease develops in such terrible diseases as cancer and cirrhosis of the liver.

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According to the professor, a gastroenterologist Eugene Szasz, the problem of recognition of the difficulties of the disease fat is inside the liver there are no nerve endings that make a fault in its work goes unnoticed for a long time for the patient. Deterioration of health may be very general - digestive disorders, fatigue, excessive sleepiness, apathy, nausea, itchy skin. Among the more specific symptoms - heaviness in his right side. All of these symptoms are often overlooked and blamed on fatigue, seasonal lack of vitamins or individual cases of poisoning.

Meanwhile, fat disease imperceptibly affects a variety of organs. The first to suffer liver - 76% of obese people suffer from non-alcoholic fatty disease. Excess fat deposits in this important body leads to the fact that healthy liver cells no longer cope with their responsibilities, longer in sufficient quantity to deduce toxins from the body. Apart from fatty liver disease affects the hormonal balance, immune system and digestion.

Typical, "eloquent" indicators that a person is sick fat disease occurs when stop the disease quite difficult. At this stage - often chronic - change the color of urine and stool.

In this fight against fat disease is to change poor lifestyle and attention to the quality of the food. (READ MORE)

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6 rules for a flat belly food

To drive away the harmful fat and again to get a flat stomach, you need to get used to the restriction in food, nutritionists say. In the diet must be present products, important for weight loss in this region.

The experts gave some advice on how to eat right, to the stomach was again fit and belly fat disappeared. For example, it is best to eat a fractional, they say. Diet - 5-6 times a day, with each piece must not exceed 200g.

Rich in fiber cereals also help to remove fat deposits from the abdomen. Anyone who is planning to show off your holiday in a bikini, it is necessary to include in the diet of porridge.

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Intestinal bacteria make people eat bread, fat

US scientists have the conclusion that the failure of a significant number of diet can not be explained weak willpower, and the presence of certain bacteria in the gut. Exactly these microorganisms have a strong influence on the taste preferences of people, their attitude to nutrition and hunger.

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Researchers at the University New Mexico found a strong link between intestinal bacteria   and the dietary preferences of the person. It was found that certain microorganisms send signals to the body, causing it to consume those products, thanks to which these bacteria in the intestines most successfully reproduce. This discovery can be used in treating obesity .

In the gastrointestinal tract a person is a significant number of different bacteria, which feed fats and sugars from entering into the food. However, these bacteria often manipulating our taste preferences, as the authors of the study. For example, make people lean on fatty foods or on foods which contains large amounts of sugar. It is possible that a sweet tooth become so at the request of bacteria occupying the intestines them.

This means that when certain drugs impact on Intestinal bacteria   man's relation to food intake can vary. And it opens before the medicine radically new, very promising direction in obesity . You can not exclude the possibility that having a slim figure people just have a good set of bacteria in the gut. (READ MORE)

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As the pace of obesity Russia ahead of Europe

This sad fact was ascertained domestic nutritionists during a press conference in Moscow. According to experts, Russia is getting fatter, mainly due to women - the number of the fairer sex, suffering from obesity, it sure beats many European countries.

Gathered in Moscow doctors regretfully acknowledged that among the Russians are more and more overweight. Overweight is observed in half of the population, while more than 25% of Russians there is an obvious obesity, said the director of Institute of Nutrition, the chief specialist of the Ministry of Health nutritionist Victor Tutelian.

Another expert from the Institute of Nutrition, Alexander Baturin said that another five or seven years ago in Russia obesity affects about 23% of the population, according to doctors, the pace at which our people are gaining weight, so high that outperform similar rates in Europe. Especially in this sense zealous woman. According to Baturin, our compatriots abuse calorie food, which few vitamins and minerals. Such food abundance of energy that exceeds the one that consumes energy throughout the day. Given the low physical activity that leads to obesity - males process is the same, but they do it is not so active. But it is, above all, is the cause of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and diabetes.

To cope with the problem of excess weight helps, above all, the correct and regular meals, MD, professor of Institute of Nutrition Alla Pogozheva, in particular, pointed out that to get rid of excess weight should be gradually and eat - balanced.

"A balanced diet - one in which a certain amount of combined proteins, fats and carbohydrates. This is about 1: 1: 4 by weight. Therefore, if we exclude any one of these components or severely restrict, the food becomes unbalanced and leads to various metabolic disorders, "- said Pogozheva.

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Overweight threatens to rupture of the gallbladder

The greater the weight, the higher the risk that the gall bladder stones are formed. This law, particularly evident in women, doctors have found the University of Copenhagen (Denmark).

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Earlier, doctors noticed that a high body mass index associated with an increased risk of developing gallstones. To reveal the mechanism of interaction of these two factors, the research team led by Dr. Anna Tibyarg-Hansen has implemented a major project in which was conducted thorough analysis of the health of nearly eighty thousand people.

Among the study participants, who were followed by doctors for over thirty years, cholelithiasis occurred in more than four thousand (4106). For most of them were characterized by such symptoms as older age, female gender and low level of physical activity. The researchers also noticed that the subjects consumed less alcohol and more likely to take hormones in substitution treatment compared with others.

However, doctors particularly interested in the way affects the appearance of gallstones excessive body weight. It turned out that this effect is manifested most directly: the risk of developing gallstones increases by 7% for each unit increase in body mass index.

Commenting on their findings, the researchers point out that there is no doubt provocative role in the development of obesity cholelithiasis. Doctors urge all to monitor their weight and prevent the growth of extra kilos. "Otherwise, one can be on the operating table with perforation of the gallbladder! ", - Experts warn fatties. (READ MORE)

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Women in retirement - at risk for anorexia

Anorexia usually associated with teenagers and young adults, but it is now all eating disorder is more common in women of retirement age. They, too, feel the pressure of the cult of thinness.

Up to 54 years old Englishwoman Margaret Bradley (pictured), never trouble themselves with diets. Slim on the nature of the mother of two children simply prefer a healthy diet and regular visits to the gym. This made it possible to look 10 years younger than his years. But at 54, Margaret suddenly decided that the age will soon lose her slender figure. And far-fetched after Christmas to lose a few kilos that only then do not worry.

It has limited the number of calories to 1250 a day, and when it did not produce a rapid effect, until 1000 (half the recommended rate of women). A year later, in spite of the rapid weight loss, the woman continued to lose weight, eating some salads and vegetables. The desire to be more slender was stronger than common sense. Eventually, this led to anorexia .

Over the past 11 years the number of diseases of anorexia among women increased by 42%. In the minds of most people are beginning anorexic model, a high school and a girl age 25-30. But according to statistics 78% of deaths from anorexia   are women with an average age of 69 years!

For older ladies effects of an eating disorder in the body is much more dangerous than for teenagers. Defenses are weakened by this age, there are chronic diseases, age-related changes in the heart and other vital organs. So that such a severe stress as anorexia often leads to death.

Margaret Bradley was forced to leave work because of poor health. Now she does not even have the ability to sit with their grandchildren - it prevents a permanent weakness. Recently, she was hospitalized for two weeks to carry out an intravenous feeding. Today, it passes rigorous treatment of anorexia. The doctor told her to death, Margaret did not have time to lose 2-3 kilograms.

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