Obese people lose weight more slowly: the principle of honest weight loss

Don't be fooled by new weight loss tricks anymore. There are already too many books on dieting on the market, and people are always trying to learn about the latest weight loss methods. In the past, touting "rapid weight loss" seemed to be a guarantee for diet books to sell well, but at the same time, it's also a false warning! Do you understand now? The more obese a person is, the more difficult it is to achieve the following three functions:

• Reduce fat in fat cells.

• Prevent calories from being transferred to fat cells.

• Burning fat into energy.

Therefore, the more overweight a person is, the more effort they need to put in to successfully lose weight.

Imagine the plump fat cells in your left buttock. Each fat cell is an independent organism, accumulating fat according to specific functions. Even if you desperately want to lose fat through muscle burning, if obesity is a reality, this hope is not easily achieved. No matter what you do, it's unlikely to see immediate results. Even very healthy athletes cannot lose 2 kilograms in a week. However, many books on the market tout the myth of losing 2 kilograms in a week, but these claims are unrealistic. Such rapid weight loss methods primarily result in the loss of water or protein, with fat being the last thing lost.

The more obese a person is, the slower they will lose weight, and diet books should avoid using tempting or misleading names. An honest weight loss book should state things like "a guaranteed weight loss of no more than 0.5 kg per week" or "a painful and lengthy guaranteed weight loss method."

Besides claiming quick weight loss, some weight-loss drugs also claim that special food ingredients and chemicals can increase fat metabolism and help reduce excess fat. However, let's not forget that every weight-loss gimmick has an underlying assumption: people don't really need to understand what it means.

So let's get back to the most honest way to lose weight! It's a gradual, albeit tedious, process. You won't achieve your goal dramatically, but you'll be spared the worry of gaining weight again because your metabolism will truly change.

Do I need to consume more vitamins if I increase my physical activity?

I remember when I was a child, a playmate suddenly had the idea to hold a water-drinking contest, with the person who drank the most winning. I gave up after drinking my tenth cup, but another playmate continued drinking a few more. Unexpectedly, the next day, the playmate who had drunk over ten cups of water suddenly died. This is indeed strange, but not impossible. Recently, there's been a new trend encouraging people to drink large amounts of water before prolonged physical activity, because research shows that sufficient hydration can lower athletes' body temperature and prevent dehydration. However, some people drink too much, experiencing coma or even death. Therefore, even a seemingly harmless, almost completely natural substance like water can be fatal due to overconsumption.

Many people believe that vitamins and minerals, like water, should be safe substances. However, thousands of reports of vitamin poisoning emerge every year. Furthermore, who knows how many unreported people are suffering from the side effects of abusing vitamins and other medications? Ironically, those people are often not...

They are very attentive to their health, have normal diets and regular exercise, and are pioneers in refusing to smoke, drink alcohol, and take medication. However, vitamins are taken in pharmaceutical dosages, so their effects are similar to those of medications. From another perspective, those who cherish themselves are actually drug abusers.

Let’s look at the following example, which I call the “vicious cycle of vitamin poisoning.”

Mary learned from a book that vitamin C could prevent colds, so she started taking vitamin C tablets. However, vitamin C can interfere with the absorption of copper and iron, so she had to increase her intake of vitamin E at the same time, so Mary increased her vitamin E intake. However, vitamin E can interfere with the absorption of vitamin A and vitamin K, so Mary also increased her intake of soluble fats to stabilize the vitamins' storage function.

In fact, Mary's approach was practically playing with her life, because those vitamins gradually accumulated in her internal organs, potentially damaging the normal function of physiological tissues such as the heart, kidneys, lungs, and even the liver. Moreover, excessive vitamin E can lead to depression, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms. This effect truly happened to Mary; the fatigue and depression made her appear genuinely ill, which was actually the vicious cycle resulting from taking too much vitamin C.

Of course, Mary's overdose in this case is quite extreme; most people wouldn't go that far. Here, I simply hope that this exaggerated example helps you understand that even taking small amounts of medication can cause problems.

I recently studied a very popular fitness magazine and was quite satisfied with its content. It's primarily designed for the general public, and while it lacks the scientific methodology of professional magazines, most of the information is accurate and reliable. Unfortunately, after the main articles, there are often absurd advertisements. For example, after an article about calcium, there might be an ad emphasizing calcium supplementation. The author might suggest increasing calcium intake in specific situations, but the advertiser's claims might convince you that "everyone" needs calcium supplements.

Please remember that manufacturers often exaggerate the effects of their products without providing warnings. Influenced by these packaging images and advertising slogans, people gradually come to believe in health prescriptions, energy boosters, and slimming pills. Magazines have absurdly claimed that taking multivitamins and minerals can enhance brain function and improve gendered behavior. My point here is that advertising can always convince you that taking large amounts of vitamins and minerals is necessary; however, ask a responsible nutritionist, and they may not say so. From all health magazines, we can summarize one piece of advice that is repeatedly emphasized, although the wording may differ-a balanced, low-sugar, low-fat, high-starch diet is the way to ensure health. If you truly understand how to eat properly, you will understand that taking supplements is unnecessary.