NTR 109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Anorectic, Topiramate, Lorcaserin

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NTR 109
• Professor: Melissa Chabot

Document Summary

Characteristics of fad diets: rapid weight loss, testimonials, change diet radically, little or no exercise, no behavior therapy, no maintenance phase. What happens after weight is lost: excludes whole food groups. 20# in 1 week: less than 1200 kcals. Characteristics of successful diets: slow wt loss. 1# week = 3500 kcals: exercise & behavior modification. Key to wt loss & maintenance: all food groups available, permanent realistic lifestyle changes. Acknowledge need for lifelong changes to maintain healthy weight. To lose one pound, you must create a deficit of 3500 kcal. So to lose a pound in 1 week (7 days), try cutting back on your kcal intake and increase physical activity so that you create a deficit of about 500 kcal per day. 500 kcal x 7 days = - 3500 kcal = ~ 1 pound of weight loss day week in 1 week. 60-90 minutes of exercise: variety of foods, written food & activity records, maintenance programs.