Reducing sustenance intake by 100 ...

Reducing sustenance intake by 100 calories by means of day, or the equivalent of three bites of a fast-food hamburger, is the first stair in ending the "obesity epidemic," according to a Feb 6 2003 moderns release from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Although eating 100 fewer calories will not issue in weight loss, it could obstruct the 1.8-lb to 2-lb weight gain that the average bodily substance currently experiences each year.

Worldwide, more than 300 million commonalty are obese (ie, have a dead body mass index of 30 or higher). The prevalence of obesity in the United States increased from 23% in 1988 to 31% in 1994 Researchers draw that if this trend continues, 39% of the US population will be obese in 2008

A long-term approach to fighting the obesity epidemic would include a social change campaign similar to those used to encourage smoking cessation, seat belt use, and recycling. A short-term approach requires pinpointing the number of calories that persons consume but do not toast Researchers calculated that if each enclose of body weight gained is equivalent to approximately 3500 calories, 90% of the population is gaining an extra 50 calories by day. The human body does not store exces spiritedness with 100% efficiency, however, to such a degree researchers determined that of an extra 100 calories consum 50 calories would be stored as fat. Researchers also advocate walking an extra mile each day to consume extra calories consumed.

Eating 100 Fewer Calories a Day Could Stop Weight Gain, Science Authors Say (new release, Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Feb 6 2003) http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2003/0206 obese.shtml (accessed 21 Feb 2003)

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