The Truth About Weight Control
Q. I know
I'm overweight, but what exactly is obesity and how can I determine how
bad my problem
is?
A. The
National Institutes of Health have established four categories of
increasing health risk based on the Body
Mass Index (BMI) formula as follows:
-
Normal
(18~24)
-
Overweight
(25~29)
-
Obese
(30~35)
-
Morbid
Obesity
(>35)
To
determine your BMI, take your weight (pounds),
divided by
your height (inches),
divide
again by your height, and multiply the result by 703.
Click Here to Calculate >>>> Your BMI
Obesity
is a serious medical disease with high incidence of associated
diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, heart disease
and premature
aging. 64% of US adults are either overweight (33%) or obese (3I %) representing a health crisis of epidemic proportions
with 280,000 related
deaths per year.
Q.
Is my metabolism slow? I followed my doctor's 1000 calorie diet
strictly, but I only lost five pounds in two months!
A. In my
office I determine every patient's energy and metabolism using
state-of-the-art calorimetry testing.
75% of the patient's
tested have normal to
fast metabolic rates because their muscles work harder to carry the
excess body fat.
Most overweight people lose some initial weight
on strict
low calorie diets, but their bodies soon adapt to what is perceived as
starvation by slowing their metabolism and preventing
further weight loss.
Fortunately,
reliance upon balanced calorie counting diets is giving way to more
effective approaches based on new scientific discoveries
about food and metabolism.
Q.
How do I choose the best diet with so many diets
available?
A. Caveat
Emptor ~
let the
buyer beware!
Marketers of fad diets and commercial nutrition
products are highly skilled at mixing fact with fiction.
You should not believe them.
Accept
your weight problem for what it truly is:
A serious medical
condition that will require a dedicated commitment of time and
effort between you and an expert such as Dr. Kane.
The best way to control your weight is through a
comprehensive medical evaluation and closely monitored program
under the care of an experienced
professional.