These links will open a new browser window. Contributing factors of obesity seem to be increasingly limited time, inactivity, southern-style cooking, overeating, and fattening food in enormous quantities at fast food outlets, shopping malls, and buffets. Not by dieting or taking weight loss pills. Diets are generally too restrictive or too unrealistic.
Diet pills are generally dangerous and ineffective.
Appetite and metabolism return to normal and weight is regained once you stop the diet or pill. Beware of low fat snacks such as cakes, cookies, and crackers that are generally high in sugar and calories. Drink 8 - 10 glasses of calorie and caffeine free liquid daily for adequate hydration and to increase fat metabolism. When eating away from home, avoid high fat au-gratin, saut ed, stuffed, smothered, and en casserole dishes. Request preparation methods with little or no fat such as au jus, marinara, herbed, stir-fried in broth, and yogurt sauces.