Is Losing Weight Your New Year's Resolution?

Filed in archive Diet , Lifestyle , Resources on December 30, 2007

Hmm. Not mine. Weight loss has never been my New Year's resolution - definitely not mine now.

(By the way I lost some 35 lbs by just adjusting my eating habits! But that is a different story.)




Anyways...BUT if you are a (type 2) diabetes patient, weight loss is one of your primary goal to manage your condition.

According to ADA, if you are on to losing weight, you should ask your doctor about the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) new Clinical Practice Recommendations - which has recently been issued.

The revised Recommendations, which help health care providers treat people with diabetes or at risk for diabetes using the most current evidence available, include a revision in the nutrition section indicating that diets restricting carbohydrates or fat calorie intake are equally effective for reducing weight in the short term (up to one year).

But far more important than which diet you choose is whether you can stick to it! The ADA also cites Scientific evidence showing that how well a person adheres to a diet is one of the biggest determinants in whether they'll succeed in losing weight.

Ready to set that goal? Read on from ADA.

Even if you aren't diabetic, if you are obese, losing weight is good for your health as well.