DIET FOR LOSING WEIGHT

For general calculations it is good to know the caloric values of the items of foods which are consumed routinely. An effective diet for reducing weight normally contains about 1,200 calories. An example of such a diet is carbohydrates 193g, proteins 48g, and fats 24g in this diet and it contains adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals too. It is better to avoid all fried foods, sweets, alcoholic drinks. You have to take lots of salads like carrots, radish, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and lettuce. Take clear soups, lemon juice, jaljeera, buttermilk.

CELLULITE – FACT OR FICTION

Fat is deposited under the skin in clusters of cell held together by a fibrous network of connective tissue. The pattern of fat storage in your body is partly controlled by the sex hormones. In men, the fat is stored in a fairly uniform manner. In women, on the other hand, fat is stored to a large extent, in one or two specific areas like the thighs and the buttocks. Somebody care people have termed the fat stored in these areas as cellulite. Cellulite, according to these people is a gel like substance made up of a mixture of fat, water and waste materials; all trapped as immovable lumps, just beneath the skin. The protagonists of this theory believe that when the connective tissue is poisoned, it begins to expand abnormally accumulating fat water and body wastes cellulite is thus formed.