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If you want to drive crazy Ali Zentner, say "they say" to her When discussing diet and weight loss.
"They say drink eight glasses of water, they say stay away from carbs, they say watch the gluten. First of all, who are 'They' and where is the science to prove it all?" the gregarious obesity expert told me in a recent conversation.
"It's this one-size-fits-all phenomenon that really bothers me."
Zentner, from Vancouver, knows a thing or two About weight loss.
She practises internal medicine and is a specialist in cardiac risk management, and she is an obesity expert who has Helped Thousands of obese and overweight patients Achieve a Healthier lifestyle.
Perhaps Something that Gives her more street credibility, though, is That She Weighed 326 pounds eleven.
She has lived it.
And she made the changes Necessary to Live a Healthier Life.
Zentner has written a book, The Weight-Loss Prescription: A Doctor's Plan for Permanent Weight Reduction and Better Health for Life, published by Penguin Books. Part personal story, part science, part stories from some of her patients, it really is a must-read for anyone who Struggles with weight.
There are a lot of books about weight loss and lifestyle change, and maybe you have found one That Works. Somehow Zentner's approach, Which touches on the physical and emotional aspects of being overweight, and the practical advice she provee, makes her the best book I have ever read on the subject.
Zentner told me she wrote it more from a doctor's perspective than her journey staff. "That'll argue its science, and five per cent instruction my own story."
Obesity is an illness, she said. "Cancer gets Respect, but obesity does."
There is so much finger pointing when it comes to weight loss, she said.
"There is a serious LACK of appreciation in mainstream society on how hard it is to lose weight," she added. "People are Told it's about lifestyle change, to find a new way of doing things, but how do you go about that, really?"



Most of us know eating fish is good for our health.

But exciting new research has found, for the first time, evidence That shows exactly how heart healthy it can be and the key to reaping the benefits is to start eating fish When you are young.

The evidence is in the blood.

Eating fish rich in omega 3 fatty acids may help you to live longer.

Lillian Irani says she eats a lot of salmon.

"I feel great and I have more energy when i eat it," Irani said.

Until now, scientific studies showing Omega 3's are heart healthy have Primarily been based on what people say They eat.

Now scientists can point to something better.

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health looked at the blood stream.

They Studied data on more than 2.600 people, finding fish eaters who had the highest Levels of omega 3 fatty acids in Their Blood reaped significant benefits.

"There was acerca at 23 percent reduction in Total Death and acerca to 35% reduction in cardiovascular Incidence. This is really significant," Comment received Christopher Ochner, St. Luke's Roosevelt Medical Center.

Also They lived, on average, a little over two years longer.

But the research was done on older folks, ages 65 and up.

Nutrition expert says Christopher Ochner Its People In Their 20's 30's and 40's that need to get the message. "The notion is to start early. That's where the main benefit is going to be in terms of long term longevity Improving health, appearance, energy Levels sleep and everything in our everyday lives starting now," said Ochner.

The American Heart Association Recommends eating fatty fish at 3.5 oz least two times a week.

That includes fish Such as salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout, sardines and albacore tuna.

But even if you do not eat that much fish, its ok, what's MOST important is to start and the younger the better.

"If people are eating no fish, that's where the largest opportunity for benefit is Because those are the people who are really going to see The Most improvement from no fish to a little bit of fish you are really going to get that protective effect," Ochner said.

Make small changes, not drastic ones at first.

Ochner says people will not stick to very drastic changes even If They can do them for a couple of months.

Instead, make small, incremental changes That You can follow for a lifetime.

If you do not like fish, the study's author says supplements might work for some people but the benefits are uncertain.

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