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SAMPLE
MENUS /1200 CALORIES
This
reducing diet is suitable for non pregnant women. The amount of
weight you'll loose depends on the difference between your previous
calories intake and the diet.
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SAMPLE
MENUS /1800 CALORIES
This
menu is suitable for many mature women. each days menu illustrates
four principles of low fat eating.
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select
lower fat milk products
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Select
lean, lower fat meat: Removes skin from poultry and trim excess
fat from meat.
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Use
low fat food preparation methods.
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Reduce
the amounts of fats added at the table.
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An hour's walk at 3
miles per hour will expend about 240kcal above Basal (or more for a
heavy person). This may seem a small amount, equivalent to about 30g
of body fat, but if your daily walk becomes a habit it will add up,
other things being equal, to a weightloss of 10 kg in a year. |
Drug therapy
: This is no substitute for a
dietary regime.
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Amphetamine-like drugs with similar anorectic properties may be given for
short period say about a month to help attain short-term goals. They should
not be taken by patients with hypertension & coronary heart disease.
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Orlistat, which acts on the intestinal tract to prevent the absorption of
about 30 % of ingested fat.
One thing all these drugs have in common is while they facilitate 10 % loss
in body weight, the weight rapidly returns once the drugs are discontinued.
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Low Energy Diet |
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