Weight Loss News November 21st, 2008

Those with eating disorders at higher risk for substance abuse

Earlier this year we saw a flurry of news reports about an increasing trend among college women to skip meals and save calories so they can drink alcohol without worrying about gaining weight.

Alarm bells went off and many parents began questioning their daughters about this dangerous combination of binge drinking and self-starvation. Whether to classify this behavior as an eating disorder remains up for debate. What is certain, however, is that eating disorders and substance abuse are often linked.

Consider these statistics from a groundbreaking study released in 2003 by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University:

• Individuals with eating disorders are up to five times more likely to abuse alcohol or illicit drugs.

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Water Make you Lose Weight

Many people need to lose some weight, that’s a fact. Look around where people gather, you’ll notice the fat. Don’t laugh. Unfortunately you’re likely to see it in the mirror too. If you’ve made fast weight loss your goal, keep a few simple things in mind to lose the pounds quickly and safely.

When people want to lose weight one of the most common things they do is to skip meals. Hey, if eating fewer calories is the goal then why not skip breakfast or lunch. Doesn’t weight loss come with eating less calories? That’s correct but skipping meals isn’t the right way to reduce calories. Your body thinks it’s being starved when you skip meals. It goes into “starvation” mode. It starts to retain fat to counteract what it perceives as being starved. Another problem with skipping meals is that when you finally eat you’ll be a lot more hungry. This could lead to binge eating. Skipping meals is the worst of both worlds that results in gaining even more weight. Don’t do it.

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Three Hints To Identify Fat Loss Scams

Fat loss industry is strongly watched by a number of people from all countries. The entire world is bulging and many people in almost all the nations are experiencing an increase in their waist size. People now realize the importance of fat loss and fitness and so, the demand for fat loss products has increased. The industry is overflowing with a number of products and many of these are useless. Selecting the right product for fat loss is based on ignoring those scams. There is no point in wasting your time and money, hoping that those scams will help you. It is important to know how to identify the fat loss scams.

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