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Protein Helps You Lose Weight

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  At the beginning of the 20th century, explorer Aljamer Stephenson, who set out on an Arctic expedition, spent five years eating only meat. This meant that their diet was 80% fat and 20% protein. 20 years later, in 1928, Stephenson repeated the same experiment for about a year at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Stephenson did this experiment to prove people wrong, who said that man cannot live by eating meat alone. But unfortunately, during both experiments, he fell ill very quickly. The reason was clear. Stephenson was eating lean protein , hence he got “protein poisoning”. That is, it became difficult due to taking more protein. When Stephenson changed his diet and included more protein and fat, his illness immediately subsided. Before his death at age 83, Stephenson followed a low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet. The case of Stephenson is one of the earliest examples of the adverse effects of high protein intake on human health. But this matter is a century old. Nowadays people ...

Your Heart May Benefit From Losing Weight, Even If You Gain Some Back

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  According to a recent study, even a small weight decrease can have long-term health benefits. None of it requires much: If you have excess weight to lose, even a small amount of weight loss  (5 to 10 percent of your total body weight) can have a significant positive impact on your health. Furthermore, even if part of the weight returns, recent study indicates that these advantages might endure for several years.   A study with almost 50,000 participants looked at the outcomes of 124 clinical trials. Researchers discovered that individuals who underwent what are known as intensive behavioral weight loss programs—which typically involve diet and exercise  along with peer or professional support—had reduced risk factors for type 2 diabetes  and cardiovascular disease compared to those who underwent fewer intensive programs or no program at all. Furthermore, even with significant weight gain, these enhanced indicators persisted for at least five years. Th...

Over the world, obesity today affects 1 in 8 people. This is important to know

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  Worldwide, almost 1 billion people are classified as obese. One in eight individuals globally is already obese, according to data from recent Lancet research released by the World Health Organization (WHO). More precisely, according to the most recent data, 43% of adults, or 2.5 billion people, were overweight in 2022; of those, 890 million individuals were obese, a number that has more than doubled since 1990. Since 1990, the number of obese adolescents has quadrupled, with 160 million people aged 5 to 19 classified as obese. However, what distinguishes being overweight from being obese? And in light of the WHO report's renewed demands for global obesity prevention and management, what are some effective interventions? This is important to know. Overweight Versus Obesity According to the director of the WHO's department of nutrition and food safety, obesity is "a chronic relapsing disease characterized by excess deposits of fat that can impair health." In...