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L is for Low Fat Diets
Low Fat Diets - have been advised for weight loss and weight management for the last 30 years however many people find that eating low fat foods, no fat foods and fat free all the time does not necessarily help them to maintain or lose body weight. There are several possible reasons for this including that many low fat, no fat or fat free products are highly refined and may contain added sugars to make up for the loss in taste that comes with removing the fat. Low fat, reduced fat or no fat cereal products in particular have very little fibre content and we tend to eat more of them in order to satisfy our appetite. So we end up eating more food and more sugar that both contribute to weight gain.
Remember there is no secret diet for weight loss or weight maintenance but there is a simple formula: energy in = energy out = weight maintenance. Therefore if you want to lose weight you need to decrease the energy in or increase the energy out or preferably both. This means eating according to our energy needs and maintaining an active lifestyle.
