Remember that the human body developed millions of years ago, and for most of human history nobody cared about diet or low-calorie. The only low-calorie event in people's lives was starvation. Those who were able to cope with a severe lack of food were the ones who survived. Their bodies developed a mechanism to help them survive periods of reduced food intake and these survival skills have been passed on from one generation to the next.

Researchers compared daily calorie intake of overweight and thin people, and they found that overweight and thin people eat roughly the same number of calories. What makes overweight people different is the amount of fat that they eat. Thin people tend to eat less fat and more complex carbohydrates.

Losing weight does not magically happen overnight. A sensible and carefully planned weight loss program requires common sense and guidelines. There's a lot of misconception and misinformation floating around about the most effective methods to lose weight and keep it off and lots of desperate people are being duped and sold on questionable weight loss programs.

When you go to a bookstore, grocery store or drugstore you cannot avoid seeing magazines or newspapers advertisements promoting the latest weight loss product, pill or patch that will melt excess fat or get rid of excess weight quickly. Everyone seems to be looking for that "magic" weight loss pill, which does not exist. Every year Millions of Americans try to lose weight and spend billions of dollars on diet programs and products. Sometimes the diet program helps them lose some weight. Unfortunately these people also tend to regain whatever weight they lost.

A recent survey was carried to determine if any commercial diet program could be successful in the long run. Not a single program was able to claim long-term success. The diet industry has ballooned over the last decade and and con artists are now peddling new products and false claims and the FDA has now been forced to step in to protect consumers from fake and dangerous weight loss products.

The popular belief is that people gain weight or fat by eating too many calories. It is true that Calories are a factor, but they are not the sole cause of obesity in America today. Americans actually eat less calories each day than they did at the beginning of the century. If calories were the only reason to gain weight, most people in America would be thin. But we are not. Collectively, we are heavier than ever. This is partly due to our sedentary life style. Equally, as important is the fact that the fat content of the American diet has increased dramatically.

It is a proven fact that people who diet without exercising often get fatter with time. Although your weight may initially drop while dieting, such weight loss is mostly composed of water and muscle. When the weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid getting fatter over time, you must increase your body’s metabolic rate by exercising regularly.

I hope you found this article helpful in your quest for good health!

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