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The Gain Weight
Diet
Just as some people have trouble with
obesity, others may face the problem
of being underweight. And the underweight can
face low energy.
Sometimes it is
because they don't eat enough, or they may ingest ample
calories, but due to illness, stress or other
metabolism they fail to oxidize food
for necessary energy.
For those people whose weight deficiency comes from
under eating, or illness,
the proper
diet can be effective in achieving normal weight.
Increasing the daily calorie intake is the first step
toward it's cure.
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Find your energy requirements to compute
your present calorie intake.
Here
you will see how many additional calories you will need to gain
weight.
Also you need to pay
attention to the nutritional value of your diet.
The needs for the underweight are greater in the
area's of protein, vitamins and minerals.
Remember the foods that have empty calories, such as
:
candy, soda, pretzels, potato
chips, pastries may help to gain extra calories,
but they are seriously lacking in good nutritional
values.
A High protein diet is
needed to re build bones,blood and all cells, and to create new
body tissues not just pounds of fat.
Foods rich in fats can really help in
adding energy value to the diet,
however Fat is digested more slowly than other
nutrients, and may prove
so
satisfying that the small eater is not hungry, skips meals, and
fails
to consume more potential
calories needed.
Too much fat in the
diet can cause coronary problems in the underweight,
just as in the obese. The total fat in the
diet should still be below 35%
of
the daily calories. The largest of these fats should be the unsaturated
variety.
Vitamin A and along
with the B vitamins, is said to improve the
appetite, which will encourage you to eat
more.
When planning a menu, consider
adding sauces, salad dressing,
grains, beans, nuts, dried fruits, and whole-grain
breads to round out your meals.
Choose whole milk and fruit juices rather than water,
coffee or tea.
Although meat and
cheese are important foods, they should not be
overemphasized since their high fat content makes
them quickly satisfying
and those
who have small appetites may eliminate other items on the menu.
It is better to have smaller portions of
several items than large quantities of
one food when trying to gain weight.
So in planning a gain-weight diet, you must pay
attention
to the nutritional
value of your menu.
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