Try to resist the delicious menus to ensure Christmas celebrations is as improbable as ignoring a tray of candy every time we passed it. Therefore, the shock to get on the scales and find that needle goes longer than normal is a tradition once the holiday whirlwind. And if food were not enough, the inactivity that often accompanies the holiday period is the worst companion of abuse calories, so January will not only climb the slope is economic, but also establish a good cut of food. Although suddenly restrict food is not always the best option.

Avoid consumption of certain foods, moderation in food rations and heavy supply of vegetables is effective if purchased as a habit. Schemes and miracle products are elements of fiction as much as our imagination to dream of them. In addition to the reprimands of consciousness, enjoy a good meal has so often result in embarrassment or indigestion, “but its impact is limited in the long term,” says Sonia Gaztambide endocrine, unless there is “a complication previous illnesses, which could lead to a drop or pancreatitis, “the most serious effects of ingestion exorbitant.

But the general rule states that ‘once a year, as you say, does no harm’, confirmed the doctor. The damage extended to health is discarded, while another arises, the psychological, which requires unwittingly deprived of essential nutrients with a consequent weakening of the organism. Imprudent, if not carried out by medical pre-scription.

The first step to any weight loss plan is to forget consumed laxatives and derivatives ‘motu proprio’.

That of “cleanse the body ‘does not exist. “It’s terminology that makes no sense. The body already has a system for disposal of products that do not need. What causes weight gain calories are deposited as fat.

And this phenomenon has only one solution. “Be careful what you eat, restricting certain foods such as bread and sweets and eat salads, fruits and vegetables, drink plenty of water”, says the specialist. The visual deception plays a major role here. Fill well plate with lettuce leaves, cabbage or endive creates such an impact on the mind, that satiety is increased, an effect also facilitated by its high fiber content.

Among fruits, the pineapple is particularly successful, which is full of juice, a pulp rich in meat and fiber and no fat, which also helps meet before the stomach, except that their presence is often found in the tables attached to this time in the popular heritage. In fact, fruit is one of the most experienced sales growth in the days after Christmas and New Year.
Plates always

The choice of the salad has been so full acceptance as a first course, and even as a single dish, that his presence in the letters of the finest restaurants is a trend that saves more than one fall back into temptation and gluttony at this time. “People throw a lot of salads after Christmas, far more than the cooked vegetables or vegetable soup, but it’s a hobby that lasts fifteen days. In the end, return to the usual dishes, “says Andoni Arrieta, chef of the restaurant at the Hotel Sheraton Bilbao.

Moreover, the accumulation of calories not only relates to the type of food. “What is the form of fat cooking. No es lo mismo a la plancha, which batter or sauce, the caloric intake varies greatly, “added Arrieta.

Only steamed is saved from an increase in fat, a type that rarely convinces lovers of gastronomy. At that, fool with a good sauce is the recommendation of the chef, but with oil and vinegar dressing is much healthier.

Resort to force of will can be the main weapon to adapt to the new diet, but also hurts the help of other customs. “Moderate physical activity is ideal in combination with food restriction to combat excess weight”, says Sonia Gaztambide. Half an hour’s walk can be the start of a sport which should never exceed the capacity of each. Forcing the machine opens the door to chronic injuries that do nothing to help a greater well-being.

“Moreover, if a person is on a diet has to be established a nutritional study in order to combine with exercise,” he stresses Angeles Paterson, nutritionist at the School of Sports Medicine, University of Oviedo. Paterson warns of “danger” of combining programs hypocaloric with uncontrolled physical wear.

Better time to remedy. Back to the usual weight is easy with a little sacrifice of a couple of weeks. But before contributing to the growing sedentary lifestyle and prevent relapse unwanted ideally make a long-term goal and maintain control and physical activity throughout the year. An effort which allows any given whim. From time to time.

The study was conducted with nearly 360,000 people in nine European countries. Has revealed that waist measurement is a powerful indicator of the risk of premature death, although the individual weight is normal.

The scientists found that for every 5 inches of extra fat around the waist, increases by 13% in women and 17% for men the risk of premature death. Experts also say that these results provide further evidence that store excess fat around the waist is a significant health risk, even if not considered cases of people who are obese or obviously overweight.

The results showed that people who have a large waist-over 120 cm in men and more than 100 inches in women-have twice the risk of dying prematurely compared with participants in the trial who had waists small, less than 80 inches in men and 65 inches in the case of women.

The reason for this strong link between mortality risk and the storage of belly fat is not, however, adequately covered.

Dr. Tobias Pischon of the German Institute of Human Nutrition, believes it could be because abdominal fat is distinct from other adipose stores and can directly influence the development of chronic diseases releasing messenger substances.

Scientists believe that the adipose tissue in the shape of the abdomen secrete certain cytokines, hormones and metabolically active compounds that can contribute to development of some diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer.

As the doctor Riboli, “The good news is that you do not need expensive tests carried out to analyze this aspect of your health, because it costs nothing to measure the hip and waist.

As a measure waist circumference

Is determined with a flexible tape, millimeter, while the person standing naked and relaxed. It surrounds the entire abdomen with a tape measure and note the measurement in centimeters, after having expelled all the air.
To get a tighter value is better to make two or three attempts.

Until recently, no one knew of the importance to health of
abdominal fat, and in fact was considered not different from
subcutaneous, ie we have, above all, buttocks, hips and thighs.
However, studies published in recent years have highlighted the immense
importance, from a medical standpoint. For example, increases from two
to four times the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, so the stomach
has become a major circulatory risk factors.

But why is belly fat so dangerous? Before it was considered merely
an energy reserve, perhaps unsightly but idle a personal view from a
physiological and medical. However, now known to alter cholesterol
(raises the “bad” and low “good”), increases triglycerides and blood
pressure, increases blood clotting and causes inflammation of blood
vessels.

But his injuries did not stop there, or limited to circulatory
aspects. Also from the metabolic point of view is very harmful, since
it is considered one of the main causes, if not the leading type 2
diabetes. Fat cells located in the abdomen difficult to secrete a
hormone, adinopectina, which facilitates the action of insulin. In
addition, visceral fat harms the pancreas, the natural
insulin-producing organ.

Thus, the recommendation of experts is to monitor not only our
weight, but our belt, there may be individuals who are not overweight,
according to their BMI, but have belly, which would incur a significant
risk factor for health .