Random Health Info

Heres some random Health info from http://www.smartspot.com/beactive/getmoving

1. Eating regular meals can help burn fat because it helps increase metabolism, as does increasing physical activity.

2. Skipping meals prompts a starvation response from your body. Your body attempts to store as much fat as it can because it doesn’t know when its next meal is coming, Smith says. And the higher the fat content is or even the higher the glucose levels are in the meals you do eat, the more fat you are making available for your body to latch on to. If you add being sedentary to the mix, you start to lose muscle, which normally would help to burn off the fat.

3. Eating regular, healthy meals in combination with exercise will help you lose weight.

4. Don’t count calories, Smith says. Eat several meals—about four— and a couple of snacks a day, but keep the portions small, and aim to eat a little from every food group with every meal. Here are some easy ways to judge how much to eat:
~Portions of protein, such as lean meats, fish, nuts, beans and eggs, should be about the size of the palm of your hand. That’s about one egg, not a three-egg omelet.
~Complex-carbohydrate portions, such as whole-wheat bread, wild rice, potatoes or multigrain cereals, should equal about the size of your fist.
~Fruits also should be about a fist-size portion. That might be half a banana or a small orange.
~You can eat as many vegetables as you like, provided they are not sautéed in oil or butter or covered in a sauce.
~Carrots make a great snack throughout the day.