Weight Loss, Starvation Diets Vs. Functional Foods and Health Promotion (Part 1 of 4)

The mathematical truth about weight loss

Weight loss is a very popular subject, and there are literally hundreds of conflicting recommendations by hundreds of different professionals. The underlying fact about weight loss is that you must take in fewer calories than you expend to lose weight. The exploitation of this fact has led people to take extreme measures to lose weight rapidly: Enter the starvation diet. It is scientific fact that if you significantly decrease your caloric intake and continue your normal daily activities you will loose weight. It is also scientific fact that if you significantly increase your daily activities and continue your normal caloric intake you will loose weight (however, if your habit is over-eating you may not gain or loose weight). As in all aspects of life, moderation is the cornerstone of balance. Although either of the above methods would change your weight, healthy weight changes are encouraged for your safety. The following parts will contain more information regarding healthy weight loss and nutritional information.