Lose weight in summerhas become the obsession of our time and it is not surprising, becausein Spain 37.65% of the population is overweightand 16% suffer from obesity and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide there are more than 1,000 million overweight adults and of these, 300 million are obese, says the Spanish Heart Foundation (FEC).
“Thebikini operationand the eagerness to quickly compensate, in a few days or weeks, the mistakes of months or years make a large number of people obsess about complying with a rapid weight loss plan at all costs, without control and relying on the flood of information accessible on the internet or told by word of mouth, mostly without foundation, without guaranteeing weight loss or health benefits “, they say from the FEC. That is why they remember that it is important to take it easy andbe wary of diets in which you lose more than 1 kilo per week.
Specifically,the most popular diets today are low-protein, based on weight loss at the expense of muscle mass and thatthey can have negative consequences on the heart.On the other hand, high-protein and low-carbohydrate diets offer quick results based on meat, eggs, and other high-protein foods, leaving out carbohydrate-rich foods, such as potatoes, vegetables, fruits, and vegetables. the cereals. These diets can cause dehydration and raise cholesterol levels, cardiovascular risk factors.
“Diets must be monitored to control obesity, better to do physical exercise regularly and reduce the amount of calories we eat and the size of the servings, but maintaining a varied and balanced diet that does not forget anything about our Mediterranean diet: fish, fruits and vegetables, skim milk, cereals … “explains Dr. Mª Nieves Tarín Vicente, member of the FEC, cardiologist and medical deputy director of the University Hospital of Móstoles. A balanced diet is one that includes a wide variety of foods, without forgetting fruits, vegetables, fish, lean meats and cereals. With45-65% of calories from carbohydrates, 20-35% from fat and 10-35% from protein. “The diet begins with the food we buy and continues by how we cook them (choose steamed, without coating, without fat …)”, insist from the FEC.
Experts assure that our sedentary daily life, with excessive overeating in calories, saturated fat and salt, without regular schedules, eating between meals and skipping some of the 5 recommended daily meals (breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, snack and dinner), means that, despite the fact that Spain is a country where the Mediterranean diet is a tradition, the number of obese people has increased notably, especially among the youngest.
