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Your health and your figure : a safe guide to weight control

Abstract: Health may be the most important factor affecting the quality of life, and body weight is a major influence on health throughout life. In a booklet designed to help people achieve good nutrition and maintain healthy eating habits, diet as a part of one's total lifestyle is emphasized. Causes of overweight and underweight and guidelines for safe weight control are discussed. Food requirements of individuals are related to their energy needs; food controls the amount of energy put into the body, but physical activity controls energy output. Dieting may have weight loss or weight gain as its goal, but dieters should choose nutritious foods from the basic five food groups. Food guides for slimming or gaining are presented and weekly weight checks are encouraged. Food records help to work out a food plan to reach a desirable weight and keep it there. Recipes for a weight loss diet and the kilojoule values of foods are included.

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