Posts Tagged ‘Healthy Diet for Women’
Women’s Health Perfect Body Diet
Women's Health Perfect Body Diet: The Ultimate Weight Loss and Workout Plan to Drop Stubborn Pounds and Get Fit for Life! is an excellent addition to the literature on women's health and weight loss. It will help veterans of the dieting roller-coaster overcome hunger, build lean muscle mass, burn fat and maintain energy and mood levels.
Developed by the editors of Women's Health magazine, the eight-week program consists of two eating plans, with each of the five-to-six daily meals containing a balance of protein, fat and carbohydrate. After determining body shape, calculating ideal weight and doing a simple test for carbohydrate tolerance, readers will know which plan to follow.
Both plans pivot around hunger-banishing fiber, particularly glucomannan, a soluble fiber that stimulates satiety, helps burn fat and is featured in many of the plan recipes. Although daily meals for the entire program are charted, readers will learn enough about perfect and not-so-perfect proteins, fats and carbohydrates for their type to create meals that are low in sugar, high in nutrients and efficiently metabolized by the body.
The exercise portion of the plan is rigorous: at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day of the week (three days each, strength training and cardio workouts; one day of general physical activity), but even those with no gym experience will be able to follow the detailed daily routines. In fact, this convincing presentation of the benefits of calorie-burning exercise may cause many to dive in with enthusiasm, knowing that they can eat well and maintain their weight. (Jan.) - Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Diet to Lower Risk of Heart Disease And Stroke
Recently, the Nurses' Health Study, the most definitive long-term epidemiological studies conducted to date on older women's health, from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) reported from a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH).
The Diet
They found that the following diet was significantly associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women.
High intake of:
- fruits,
- vegetables, and
- whole grains,
Moderate intake of:
- legumes,
- nuts, and
- low-fat dairy products, and
Low intake of:
- red and processed meats and
- sodium
