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Article: Want to lose weight? Calories are the key
- Article from:
- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- June 5, 2007
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HEALTHY EATING
If you want to lose weight, don't fool yourself; it's all about
calories. While exercise is helpful to burn more calories, the amount
you'll work off is small compared to how much you can scarf down.
Exercise is important, but it's best to think of it as providing
overall health benefits, and as a way to maintain a healthy body
weight. To lose weight you do need to exercise, but the biggest
factor, dare I write it again, is your intake of calories.
Consider this: When a 150-pound woman walks at a moderate pace for
an hour, she burns approximately 300 calories - easily replaced with
two chocolate chip Pepperidge Farm cookies, or two glasses of wine,
or a large flavored coffee ...