
A new report published in the prestigious Journal of the
American Medical Association (JAMA) says that most diets are equally good (or
bad) for weight control, and that lifestyle change is the only way to achieve
true obesity control. Lead author Dr. Sherry Pagoto says that we are focused on
the wrong thing if all of our time and research money is spent on quick
weight-loss schemes.
It is the view of this report that counting calories, or
carbs, or fat won’t lead to better health. Rather, we should change our approach to
eating in such a way that we eat less. Oh, and exercising a bit more helps a
lot, too, it turns out.
Lifestyle changes are not easy. Most of us don’t have
much time to cook for ourselves. The same time pressures conspire to keep us
from exercising. Portion control? That's in conflict with the suggestion to "super size" that order. Good intentions are wonderful, but we seem to keep driving
through fast food on the way home to sit on the coach and watch TV.

So should we all forget about our diets? Probably not,
sorry. It does make sense, though, to reconsider our lifestyle and the dozens
of daily decisions that lead to our actual quality of life.
Yes yes yes!! Diets are short term and prone to failure. Lifestyle changes (sustainable changes) are where the magic happens!! Thank you for talking about it!
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