No doubt the hallmark study of the European Congress on Obesity was that involving eating vs. inactivity as a cause of obesity.
However, when perusing the other studies from this conference, a recurring theme on the importance of behaviour modification strategies for weight maintenance was evident. Here are the details of the findings:
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1. Lose that extra weight. Lightening up and shedding a few pounds will make it easier for your heart and on you!
2. Watch out for fat. Learn to be “fat-savvy.” You want to eat little to no cholesterol, saturated, and trans fat. Choose lean meats and low-fat or non-fat dairy to help cut these numbers [...]
More important than picking the diet plan you ultimately decide to follow, more important than adding exercise, more important than knowing your real weight – as opposed to the number you optimistically assign to your driver’s license – there is one step that you need to take before you can ever succeed at true and [...]