How to Lower Your Fat Thermostat
by Dennis W. Remington, A. Garth Fisher, Edward A. Parent
Category: Medical

Abstract: A comprehensive weight management program is the result of efforts of a physician, physiologist, and a psychologists to develop treatment principles to lower the setpoint so that the body can allow excess fat to be lost naturally and permanently. Specific coverage includes: 1) increasing resting metabolic rate and "fat-burning" enzymes; 2) overall feeling of well-being; 3) duration and frequency of exercise; 4) decreasing fat consumption and calorie-containing fluids; 5) reducing refined carbohydrates and increasing complex carbohydrates; 6) drinking water; 7) tracking prgress, e.g., scoring system, eating behavior, and progress summary; 8) predicting body fat for women and men; and 9) computing lean body mass and a realistic weight goal. An extensive bibliography is included with books and articles about regulation of body weight, eating, appetite and satiety, and energy balance, metabolic factors, obesity and exercise and diet and psychological factors.