how do you define dieting (and weight-loss dieting)? Reducing calories and/or portion control with the explicit and main goal of losing weight.
I believe the only "healthy" weight loss is as a *side-effect* of eating better and getting more exercise. Generally rapid weight loss (more than a pound or two a month) is unhealthy and un-sustainable. There's evidence that rapid weight loss is associated with worse measurements of health (blood pressure, risk for cancers, etc.).
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Date: 2005-09-09 10:36 am (UTC)Reducing calories and/or portion control with the explicit and main goal of losing weight.
I believe the only "healthy" weight loss is as a *side-effect* of eating better and getting more exercise. Generally rapid weight loss (more than a pound or two a month) is unhealthy and un-sustainable. There's evidence that rapid weight loss is associated with worse measurements of health (blood pressure, risk for cancers, etc.).