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Arizonans Encouraged to "Bite Into a Healthy Lifestyle"

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Friday, March 27, 2015   

PHOENIX - Arizonans are encouraged to "bite into a healthy lifestyle" during a national campaign that is encouraging people to make healthier food choices and be more active.

"We're not saying go low calorie," said Wesley Delbridge, a registered dietitian and spokesman for the nonprofit Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which sponsors National Nutrition Month. "We're saying make it nutritious, make sure it's vitamins and minerals, plenty of fruits and vegetables and lean proteins, and just promoting a healthy lifestyle in general, and not focusing on dropping a pant size."

Delbridge said one of the biggest challenges for many Americans when it comes to eating healthy is having the patience to make a nutrition transition. It can take years to become overweight and out of shape, he said, so it also takes some time to make changes that will last.

If lasting weight loss is your goal, Delbridge said, it should result from having a healthy diet and being active. He added that fad diets can bring fast results, but they don't usually last.

"When you do lose weight significantly in a short period of time," he said, "you do alter your body's metabolism so that you will gain that weight back, probably plus more, once you go off of those fad diets."

For those set on losing weight and keeping it off, Delbridge said, dropping one to two pounds per week is where you should set your goal. He said there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat, so cutting 500 calories per day will mean losing a pound a week.


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