AboutTodd Bublitz, RCEP Expertise I can answer questions on Cholesterol & Lipids. I can explain how diet can and cannot improve your cholesterol & triglyceride levels.
Experience I have 17 years experience in cardiovascular disease prevention, rehabilitation and education. Researcher in cardiovascular exercise, cardiac function and cardiac testing. I developed and maintain Lipid-Clinic.com
Also run Nuclear Cardiology Research Organizations National Lipid Association
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Question hi could you please tell me what is the optimum body weight for my hight i want to be able to be fast at runing more and look good and could you also tell me the food tht you shouldnt eat if you want to loose weight? and the foods tht are good for loosing weight ?thank you please send me and email thank you.
Answer John,
You didn't give your height, so I can't tell you what a healthy weight would be. You can go to the following website to help you determine a reasonable weight for your height:
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women. http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
The best thing a person can do about making changes to their diet is to meet with a dietician to discuss their current diet. Then, specific beneficial changes can be recommended. Since we do not have that kind of situation (time and face-to-face meeting), I can only make basic nutrition suggestions.
Here are some basic dietary principles:
* Most importantly, you need to (slightly) limit your calories for weight loss to occur. Try cutting back by about 20-25%. This means eating about 75-80% of what you would normally eat.
* Eat a diet low in saturated fats (animal fats) and trans-fatty acids (margarine or shortening).
* Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables.
* Eat a variety of grain products, especially whole grains (complex carbohydrates).
* Limit sugars and low nutrient foods high in sugar such as soda pop, candy, etc. (simple carbohydrates).
* Limit snack foods such as chips, cookies, etc. These are made with processed grains (simple carbohydrates) and often have high amounts of fats (fried chips, etc.) or sugar (cookies, etc.). The processed grains do not fill us up well, so we can become hungry soon after eating these foods. They are also nutritionally poor.
I would suggest reading The American Heart Association's “No-Fad Diet” book. It is a great nutrition and weight loss book. Here is a link (look around for the best price): http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3031215
Here are some articles on the book: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/30/earlyshow/health/main705423.shtml http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8161378/
Exercise is also very important for weight loss. Exercise will help keep your metabolism from slowing down. Virtually any exercise will be helpful. The American College of Sports Medicine's “ACSM Fitness Book, 3rd Edition” can help you learn about safe and effective exercise. Here is a link (look around for the best price): http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=073604406X
