Weight Control - Eating
Weight Control Eating - Intervention
Various names including non-dieting, normalized eating, or intuitive eating
refers to internally regulated weight control. This type of weight control
is based on an assumption that the body knows best and that food intake
can be guided by internal clues to hunger and satiety. There may be great
variability among individuals in the extent to which they are able to
perceive and act upon internal weight control cues. Lengthy intervention
may be required to learn to perceive internal signals of hunger and satiety
and to develop the trust to allow these signals to guide food intake.
Internal regulation of food intake is most often used with patients who
are seeking to stabilize or maintain their weight and to address other
issues associated with their eating and weight. Weight loss programs that
have utilized the idea of internal weight control have demonstrated short-term
improvements in self-esteem, body image, and other parameters associated
with psychological well-being
Weight Control Eating - Slow Continuous
Weight Loss
Readily available foods tend to be high in fat, calories, salt, and sugar,
making the consumption of such foods more likely. A moderate approach
to internal weight control would teach patients to provide themselves
with high volume, nutrient-dense but not calorie-dense foods in a balanced
array and to then allow their hunger and satiety to guide them in choosing
quantities. Teaching awareness of one's eating, both the amount eaten
and the sensations produced, is important. This approach emphasizes moderation,
balance, and common sense and should reduce feelings of deprivation. It
is most often accompanied by advice concerning exercise, stress management,
and self-acceptance. The outcomes of these approaches depend upon the
original goals. Theoretically, such a moderated approach should lead to
changes in eating and exercise behaviors that can be sustained and will
lead to slow continued weight loss. Data from the Continuing Survey of
Food Intakes by Individuals 1994-1996 was analyzed to look at dietary
patterns and selected measures of nutritional status and Body Mass Index.
This analysis found that individuals on a moderate fat, high-carbohydrate
diet as recommended by the Food Pyramid Guide were more likely to maintain
weight loss.
Source: American Dietetic Association
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