Lose Weight Harmlessly, With Two Natural Nutrients –Scientists

How about this: lose weight faster and harmlessly with just two readily available nutrients as proven by scientists?

That should be the most inspiring news of the month, especially for those who have been forced through sometimes painful and unpleasant regimens.

Obesity, or being overweight used to be cherished in some climes in those days, not typically so again, given both a shift in societal values and the health implications.

Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon). These conditions cause premature death and substantial disability, says the World Health Organistion.

So, why not save yourself  all the associated stigma and health consequences. In fact, the difference with this one is that it has followed a detailed 25-month study and now has the seal of experts.

Those who followed through now have a different story to tell.

What does it take to lose weight faster?  Just a high-protein, high-fiber diet under a personalised programme and this helped those who went through it to lose over 12% of their body weight.

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It was just about following customised and flexible dietary strategies, a report from scitechdaily has revealed.

Participants in the self-directed diet programme lost significantly more weight by consuming higher amounts of protein and fiber, along with adhering to a personalized and flexible diet plan.

Over a 25-month study, the most successful participants, who made up 41% of the total, lost an average of 12.9% of their body weight by following individualized plans that prioritized nutritional education and sustainable changes.

More interesting, according to the report is that participants who had the greatest success at losing weight across a 25-month period consumed greater amounts of protein and fiber.

“At the one-year mark, successful dieters (41% of participants) had lost 12.9% of their body weight, compared with the remainder of the study sample, who lost slightly more than 2% of their starting weight, according to a paper on the study published in Obesity Science and Practice.

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According to the report, the dieters were participants in the Individualised Diet Improvement Programme (iDip), which uses data visualisation tools and intensive dietary education sessions to increase dieters’ knowledge of key nutrients.

This enabled them to create a personalised, safe, and effective weight-loss plan, said Manabu T. Nakamura, a professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the leader of the research.

“Flexibility and personalization are key in creating programs that optimize dieters’ success at losing weight and keeping it off Manabu T. Nakamura, a professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the leader of the research

“Sustainable dietary change, which varies from person to person, must be achieved to maintain a healthy weight. The iDip approach allows participants to experiment with various dietary iterations, and the knowledge and skills they develop while losing weight serve as the foundation for sustainable maintenance.”

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The pillars of iDip are increasing protein and fiber consumption along with consuming 1,500 calories or less daily.

For those who want to lose faster, following this programme, flexibility and personalisation were key factors.

Based on the dietary guidelines issued by the Institutes of Medicine, the iDip team created a one-of-a-kind, two-dimensional quantitative data visualization tool that plots foods’ protein and fiber densities per calorie and provides a target range for each meal.

Perhaps now, the thought, Lose Weight Harmlessly may sink.