Posted on December 15, 2007 in Latest News
People suffering from arthritis are more prone to weight gain. A sedentary lifestyle, medication side effects, and not always eating as healthy as possible are all contributors to weight gain. A common misconception among arthritic patients is that exercise worsens the condition. And this goes to adding those extra pounds of body weight. With a little more watch on their diet and body movement, arthritic people could remain trim and fit.
People all gain weight the same way. You gain weight when the number of calories you eat is more than the number of calories your body uses. The formula for weight control is the same for everyone, including people with arthritis:
• Calories in Food > Calories Used = Weight Gain
• Calories in Food < Calories Used = Weight Loss
• Calories in Food = Calories Used = Weight Control
Low-carb diets which have generated a lot of publicity include:
The Atkins Diet – Dr. Atkins said the way your body processes the carbohydrates you eat — not how much fat you eat — causes you to gain weight.
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet – According to doctors Richard and Rachael Heller, authors of The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet (CAD), nearly 75 percent of overweight people suffer from an addiction carbohydrates and the cause of this addiction is excessive levels of insulin.
SugarBusters! – Sugar – not fat – makes us overweight.
The zone – The Zone’s food plan consists of 40% of your daily caloric intake in the form of carbohydrate, 30% of protein, with fat making up the final 30%.
Some arthritic-friendly work-outs
• Cycling
• Running
• Tai-chi
• Walking
• Water exercises
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