Controlling Portion Sizes

(Newswire.net — April 23, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — They say “bigger is better” and it’s not just in Texas. But this concept has been over done in the culinary world by some. There are countless food challenges to choose from as everything from how many ghost chili hot wings one can eat in 30 minutes to larger than life burgers. Adam Richman on Man vs Food it was all about scoffing down ominous amounts of fat laden meals in competition style, but this socially accept behavior typically snowballs into obesity. 

“Updated August 31, 2017: According to the most recent data, adult obesity rates now exceed 35 percent in five states, 30 percent in 25 states, and 25 percent in 46 states,” discloses The State of Obesity, an advocacy group campaigning under the slogan Better Policies for a Healthier America. “West Virginia has the highest adult obesity rate at 37.7 percent and Colorado has the lowest at 22.3 percent. The adult obesity rate decreased in Kansas between 2015 and 2016, increased in Colorado, Minnesota, Washington, and West Virginia, and remained stable in the rest of states.” 

When possible it helps to fill up on salads mostly so they’re little space left for the less healthy items that may be part of a meal. Order smaller portion or ask for a box to carry the excess food home for seconds at a later time in the day.  These strategies work best when done in tandem with a good diet plan. 

“Different methods for reducing weight using reduced calorie and fat intake combined with exercise have failed to show sustained long-term effects,” explains the U.S. National Library of Medicine research paper entitled Long-term effects of a ketogenic diet in obese patients. “Recent studies from various laboratories, including our own, have shown that a high fat diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (ketogenic diet) is quite effective in reducing body weight and the risk factors for various chronic diseases. The present study shows the beneficial effects of a long-term ketogenic diet.” 

The struggle is real as all across America there are restaurants offering portions sizes that are double the recommended serving amount and fast food chains pushing super size options and extra sauce on the side. But there are ways to get around restaurant marketing tactics and rein in a bulging waistline. But obesity can be averted with the aid of ketosis, the process behind the ketogenic diet. 

“The “keto” in a ketogenic diet comes from the fact that it makes the body produce small fuel molecules called “ketones”,” explains DietDoctor.com. “This is an alternative fuel for the body, used when blood sugar (glucose) is in short supply. Ketones are produced if you eat very few carbs (that are quickly broken down into blood sugar) and only moderate amounts of protein (excess protein can also be converted to blood sugar). On a ketogenic diet, your entire body switches its fuel supply to run almost entirely on fat. Insulin levels become very low, and fat burning increases dramatically. It becomes easy to access your fat stores to burn them off. This is great if you’re trying to lose weight, but there are also other less obvious benefits, such as less hunger and a steady supply of energy, keeping you alert and focused.” 

Additionally, there are exogenous ketones like the HealthyWiser™ KetoFast™ Supplement Powder that are specially formulated to induce a healthy state of ketosis plus enhance nutrient absorption and support brain health. The benefits of using KetoFast™ is that the fat burning effectives of ketosis are guaranteed whether or not a strict keto diet is adhered to and it also boosts energy levels without the jitters or crash of caffeine based products.