HEALTHY
B*0*D»l*E*S ’91
Moderation is the be-all and end-all
Moderation is always
the Key. not only in
eating, but in control
ling weight While too much
chocolate cake may make a
person think of losing weight,
it's important to understand
how too much dieting and ex
ercise can lead to problems
as well
According to Robert Hack
man. associate professor ol
School and Community
Health. Losing weight is an
outdated mode of thinking
You really want to normalize
your body weight by mcreas
ing muscle mass and losing
fat mass, not necessarily by
losing pounds on the scale
A person needs at least
1000 calories a day. 70 per
cent of which should be car
bohydrates like whole grains,
beans, starchy vegetables,
and fruits. Hackman said "If
you go below that, the body
starts producing fat because
it thinks it's being starved
One problem with diets is
that people focus on the neg
ative rather than the positive
If people think of what they
are supposed to be eating, it
takes attention away from
what they are not supposed to
be eating. Hackman said
Normalizing weight does
not only involve a change in
diet, but a change in exercise
habits as well Hackman said
that a progressive walking
program is usually the best
choice for exercise, but that
results might take time, as
long as three to four months
While maintaining a proper
body weight and exercising
are important, carrying a fit
ness and diet plan to ex
tremes can be damaging, in
stead of beneficial, to one's
health
The most compelling argu
merit against taking m too few
calories, Hackman said, is
that there is a likelihood of
the person s biochemistry be
mg programmed' to store fat
"That's the irony of it all,
Hackman said Diets can
make you fat for the rest of
your life "
In addition, repeated se
vere dieting can deplete the
biochemical reserves in the
body that would ordinarily be
used for extra energy, result
mg in lowered energy levels
Excess energy can be dan
gerous to the body as well It
a person is chronically ta
tigued or not sleeping well,
has an elevated heart rate or
temperature, and has trouble
concentrating Hackman said
the person is probably not re
In the long run. decreased
estrogen levels can affect
bone strength, causing bones
to weaken and possibly dis
solve
Excessive dieting causes a
damaging psychological pat
If people think of what the\ lire supposed to he
eating, it takes attention a\ui\ from what they are
not supposed to he eating
Rohi rt Haekman
covering sufficiently from ex
erase Furthermore, chances
are that the person is exercis
mg too much
Excess energy has even
more severe effects in worn
en Short term overexercise
can result in a drop in estro
gen levels, which can halt
menstruation and otherwise
disrupt the female hormone
cycle
tern m a per .on r, .veil, Hack
man said A person starts to
think. Through deprivation
and an imbalan. ed. unhealthy
approach, I tan reach my
goals and become someone
instead ot I already am some
one and l choose to engage
in healthful lifestyle prac
tices
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