Sentences with phrase «maintained a body weight of»

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At the end of World War II, researchers starved 36 young male volunteers for 24 weeks, giving them a low - fat diet limited to just 1,600 calories a day, which was 600 to 1,500 calories fewer than their body needed (depending on their level of daily activity) to maintain a healthy weight.

Despite all the determined efforts to maintain a triumphal optimism about the liberating possibilities of weight loss, the oppressiveness of fleshly disciplines may well prevail, as the command to love oneself, including the body, is contradicted and undermined by the directive to amend its defects and unceasingly refine its contours.

Peace and Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim Brothers and Sisters... Inshallah fasting from Monday Dawn to SunSet... Just wonder in Christians or non Religious have tried fasting as Muslims do... am sure with time they will adopt it as a system for the health benefits it holds health and body... it is told it helps the body to discharge and burn out the poisonous chemicals from our bodies other than controlling weights... Some say they can not because of smoking other for water or food... but other than that is controlling anger or bad mood of the empty stomach, controlling one's tongue from hurting any one, to control eyes from staring at desire... Above all those to a Muslim he is to Maintain Prayers and Quran Reciting which of course beside it being a spiritual matter it is meant the body exercise by the up's and down's of prayers... as well as training of tongue & lungs by the Quran Recitation... these beside Tasbih «Praise of Glorify» helps to control one's breathing..

Their payloads are spread out over the entire dump body in order to maintain the weight requirements of the federal bridge laws.

The cherry on the sundae; comparison of intermittent fasting versus a more traditional eating pattern in healthy participants consuming enough calories to maintain their body weight showed no significant differences in muscle mass between the two groups, even after a 6 month period.

Subjects who completed the 6 - month study maintained their body weight within 2 kg of their initial weight but didn't show any benefits when it came to blood pressure nor blood lipids.

A growing body of research is suggesting that spreading protein consumption throughout the day (starting with breakfast) can improve cardiovascular health, better address muscle maintenance and growth, and help maintain weight by keeping away those «hangries» that happen when your blood sugar drops and energy level tanks (from eating too many carb - heavy foods).

A wealth of research1 has linked protein to favorable lifestyle markers such as healthy body weight and / or weight loss, maintaining and building muscle, and overall diet satisfaction.

It is our mission to make the world a sweeter place by offering sweetener products that are better for the body, possess a trustworthy label, and help consumers reach their goals — whether maintaining their weight management or a lifestyle change, or just reducing or eliminating sugar,» said Carol May, President of Wisdom Natural Brands ®, makers of SweetLeaf.

I have the metabolism of a rock and the only time I've been able to maintain a healthy weight was when I was exercising at a competitors body building level.

Unlike them, he does not face inevitable death after spawning — if he can maintain more than 60 % of his body weight in migration up a stream, he will get back to the sea, rebuild his strength, grow bigger and return to spawn again.

Our bodies are control freaks, so if something dramatically changes in a short period of time, for example, your calorie intake, then your body will fight to maintain balance to prevent drastic weight loss.

Here is the remarkable thing: It's estimated that approximately 80 % of cardiovascular disease events can be prevented by healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy body weight, not smoking, controlling blood pressure, controlling diabetes, and maintaining recommended cholesterol levels.

Published in the June 2011 issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, the statement presents athletic trainers and other health care professionals with recommendations for safe weight loss and weight maintenance practices for athletes and the physically active, and guidelines for coaches and parents that will allow athletes and active individuals to safely achieve and maintain weight and body composition goals.

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We were never fearful of her not gaining enough weight; it was just the stress that it was putting on me and the state of my body that could not maintain the breastfeeding.

Children this age need the higher fat content of whole milk to maintain normal weight gain and to help the body absorb vitamins A and D.

In addition to needing a higher fat content to maintain normal weight gain, it is also important to help his body absorb vitamins A and D. Also, nonfat, or skimmed, milk provides too high a concentration of protein and minerals and should not be given to infants or toddlers under age two.

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Prematurity - related problems that might impact breastfeeding include an underdeveloped suck reflex; increased sleepiness; low birth weight / small size; a higher risk of jaundice, hypoglycemia, and difficulty maintaining body temperature; and anything else that requires separation of babies from their mother or supplementation.

To eat a balanced diet you need to combine several different types of foods - from each of the main food groups - in the right amounts so your body gets all the nutrients it needs while maintaining a healthy weight.

They maintained their body weight and could complete tests of movement and grip strength as well as control mice.

The research, which underlines the importance of maintaining a healthy body weight both before and after pregnancy, is led by Dr Cuilin Zhang, senior investigator, and Dr Wei Bao, post-doctoral fellow, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the US National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA, and colleagues.

Bears that killed and ate ringed seals during the study gained or maintained weight, but more than half the bears lost weight and four lost at least 10 % of their body weight.

«If similar effects apply in humans, it underlines the need for men to maintain a healthy diet and body weight, not only for their own health, but for that of the next generation,» says Morris.

«Many people that have maintained the same weight throughout their lives are not fully aware how their body composition has changed — until it unfortunately becomes unavoidably evident,» says Luigi Ferrucci, scientific director of the National Institute on Aging and former director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, America's longest - running scientific study of human aging.

In his studies, obese children with two obese parents have achieved and maintained losses of 20 per cent of body weight over 10 years.

The findings contribute to a growing body of knowledge that challenges the lingering perception that smoking helps a person maintain a healthy weight.

Klein, the William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science and chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, randomly assigned 40 obese individuals — none of whom had diabetes — to either maintain their body weight or go on a diet to lose 5, 10 or 15 percent of body weight.

«People at risk of bone diseases, have seasonal depression, or are obese should have their physicians measure vitamin D levels to ensure they're adequate, but for many, the best way to ensure adequate blood levels of the vitamin is from sun exposure, healthy diet, being active and maintaining a normal body weight.»

Sea otters must eat about 25 % of their body weight daily to maintain their body temperature since unlike other marine mammals they rely solely on their fur rather than an extra layer of blubber to stay warm — it's like a 120 - pound human eating 30 pounds of food per day.

Health care providers can monitor bone health of pediatric patients by ensuring that they maintain a healthy body weight, are engaging in weight bearing exercise and have adequate nutritional intake of calcium and vitamin D. Routine imaging with DXA scans is not recommended at this time, she noted.

«The higher quality of diet consumed, the easier it is to maintain a health body weight,» says Ludwig, who has been working on a new study comparing the effects of two different diets on maternal and infant health.

Additionally, even with heightened risk, a heart healthy lifestyle — maintaining a normal body weight, regular exercise and controlling other risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol — can help lower the risk of heart disease and heart failure.

As lead author Laura Rupprecht said, «The findings are important in the context of potential product standards requiring very low nicotine levels in cigarettes, as they indicate that low nicotine levels may still reduce body weight, possibly motivating continued use and maintaining exposure to harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke.»

According to a new study in the journal Endocrinology, a whole lotta shakin» may help male mice that have a deficiency of leptin (a hormone that regulates hunger responses and helps the body maintain weight) shed weight.

«Clear and solid data show that eating whole - grain wheat products as part of a balanced diet improves health and can help maintain a healthy body weight, apart from the 1 percent of people who suffer from celiac disease and another 2 to 3 percent who are sensitive to wheat,» said Carlos Guzmán, wheat nutrition and quality specialist at the Mexico - based International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), which produced the compilation.

The majority of people can decrease their risk of this disease by refraining from smoking, being physically active, maintain a healthy diet and body weight, and controlling cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar.

A large proportion of diabetes and its complications can be prevented by a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco use.

Most people know maintaining a healthy weight reduces risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes, but fewer realize the role a healthy body mass index, or BMI, plays in reducing the risk of cancer.

This yogurt is also rich in proteins and perfect for maintaining healthy body weight, which is especially important since obesity increases the risk of developing many diseases.

For example, about 20 % of American adults smoke, only half regularly exercise, and while 30 % have an ideal body weight, fewer than 1 % maintain a diet rich in vegetables and fruits.

If we assume that walking 10,000 steps equals 500 calories burned, which as we already mentioned is less likely to occur, at the end of the day, you would reach a zero net calorie balance, which means that the 10,000 steps you're walking will only help you maintain the current body weight and won't make you lose any fast.

This will provide you with an approximate estimate of the number of calories your body requires to maintain its current weight, provided you aren't doing any resistance training.

Hormones are the chemical messengers in your body that determine the health of your metabolism, how you maintain your weight, your stress levels, your body temperature, your mood, your energy, and your muscle growth.

Increase the total daily caloric intake back to your current estimated caloric bodyweight maintenance level, or the number of calories you need to maintain your present body weight.

But even with these limitations, Boolbol says there is a clear message in the new research: that women should strive to maintain an ideal body weight, get plenty of moderate to vigorous exercise, and, yes, drink less alcohol.

After 15 years, the people who underwent surgery had lost 16 % of their initial body weight, on average, while those who didn't have surgery maintained roughly the same weight.

«If you're not getting your recommended intake of protein or if you're not eating enough calories to maintain your body weight, this will have an impact on your muscle.»

Your BMR indicates the minimum amount of calories your body needs to consume in order to maintain your weight.