This answer may be a little different than what you were expecting, but as someone who has been fighting the battle of the bulge for quite a while I thought you should consider some of the points made in the following article.
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Obesity More Complex Than We Think?
10 Possible Causes of America's Obesity Epidemic -- Besides Gluttony and Sloth By Daniel DeNoon (WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD)
June 27, 2006
Obesity isn't all about eating and inactivity, says an international group of researchers.
Just about everywhere you look, doctors are blaming America's obesity epidemic on two things: too much food -- especially widely marketed fast food and junk food -- and too little exercise, with too much time in front of the TV.
But we're paying too much attention to the "big two," argue David B. Allison, PhD, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham clinical nutritionnutrition research center, and his colleagues.
"The importance of the big two is accepted as established, and other putative factors are not seriously explored," they argue. "The result may be well-intentioned but ill-founded proposals for reducing obesity rates."
To stimulate debate, Allison and colleagues suggest 10 other possible causes of obesity. Their article appears in this week's online edition of the International Journal of Obesity.
It's well accepted that reduced physical activity and fast food are linked to obesity. But the evidence that these are the main causes of obesity is "largely circumstantial," Allison and colleagues say.
Obesity researchers should broaden their horizon, they argue. So the researchers propose 10 other explanations for obesity, which are also supported by circumstantial evidence.
Even if some of these causes have only a small effect, Allison and his colleagues say, they may interact in ways that greatly magnify their individual effects.
10 Causes of Obesity
The researchers put forth these 10 "additional explanations" for obesity:
Sleep debt. Getting too little sleep can increase body weight. Today's Americans get less shut-eye than ever.
Pollution. Hormones control body weight. And many of today's pollutants affect our hormones.
Air conditioning. You have to burn calories if your environment is too hot or too cold for comfort. But more people than ever live and work in temperature-controlled homes and offices.
Decreased smoking. Smoking reduces weight. Americans smoke much less than they used to.
Medicine. Many different drugs -- including contraceptives, steroid hormones, diabetesdiabetes drugs, some antidepressants, and blood pressure drugs -- can cause weight gain. Use of these drugs is on the upswing.
Population age, ethnicity. Middle-aged people and Hispanic-Americans tend to be more obese than young European-Americans. Americans are getting older and more Hispanic.
Older moms. There's some evidence that the older a woman is when she gives birth, the higher her child's risk of obesity. American women are giving birth at older and older ages.
Ancestors' environment. Some influences may go back two generations. Environmental changes that made a grandparent obese may "through a fetally driven positive feedback loop" visit obesity on the grandchildren.
Obesity linked to fertility. There's some evidence obese people are more fertile than lean ones. If obesity has a genetic component, the percentage of obese people in the population should increase.
Unions of obese spouses. Obese women tend to marry obese men. If there are fewer thin people around -- and if obesity has a genetic component -- there will be still more obese people in the next generation.
"We do not claim that all of the additional explanations definitively are contributors [to obesity] but only that they are as plausibly so as are the 'big two' and deserve more attention and study," Allison and colleagues conclude.
And the researchers' list of 10 doesn't exhaust the possibilities. There may be even more explanations, including: a fat-inducing virus; increases in childhood depression; less consumption of dairy products; and hormones used in agriculture.
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So with these comments in mind I say that getting a good night's rest, and drinking plenty of water (especially before meals) are the two most natural things you could do to help in controlling your weight.
2006-10-08 00:48:03
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answered by fmb43 2
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Eat a little less than you usually do. Eat healthy and avoid junk food. I lost 4kgs in a few months just by doing that and i didn't even have to exercise extra.
I've heard that ash gourd juice is great for weight loss. Helps burn the calories. Good luck :)
2006-10-08 00:49:54
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answered by Anonymous
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ACV "apple cider vinegar" works wonders. I'm taking 2 TBSP with 8 oz of water before each main meal. I actually started taking the acv for my eczema. Not only has my eczema improved drastically, but as a bonus I have been loosing weight. I have been taking acv for under one week, and already lost 2 inches in my tummy.
2016-03-28 01:33:12
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answered by ? 4
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I've lost 5 kilos in my first week. It's my 10th day and I have included salad with some protein (eg. egg/ lean chicken) as you suggested. After 4 years of trying, the fat is finally coming off. It truly feels like magic!
Get started today!
2016-05-14 15:38:10
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answered by Anonymous
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Stop eating everything on your plate.
Eat half of what's you're served and that the other half home with you.
Xango and Tahitian Noni are Great for your diet too!
Love and Peace
2006-10-08 00:35:00
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answered by freeandeasy4ever 1
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Having less than 1 200 calories a day may slow down your metabolism
2016-05-09 23:50:52
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answered by ? 3
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There is a book (forgot its name) showing each blood type and the best food for it. Like for example if you are an O blood type red meat is good for you while diary is not good.. etc.
Try to look for it in Amazon or such.
2006-10-08 00:25:50
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answered by zxcpoi 4
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find the right diet for your individual body because there are many ways are there to lose weight just find what works for you
2016-05-27 03:33:20
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answered by ? 5
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One very simple way is to change your plate for a smaller one..eat the same just smaller portions..your stomach will shrink pretty soon and you will get accustomed to less food...
2006-10-08 00:21:15
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answered by geordie.lady 6
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Green tea helps in burning more calories because it cantains bioactive substance
2016-03-15 08:08:38
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answered by Alexandra 3
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