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Nutrient
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Vitamins:
Vitamin B2
Required for efficiency in burning calories.
Vitamin B3
Lessens sugar cravings. (Caution: Do not take if you have a liver disorder, gout, or high blood pressure.)
Vitamin B6
Boosts metabolism.
Vitamin B12
Needed for proper digestion and absorption.
Vitamin C with bioflavanoids
Necessary for normal glandular function. Speeds up a slow metabolism, prompting it to burn more calories.
Vitamin E
Antioxidant that protects the body from free radical damage, antioxidant deficiencies lower immunity and make people with weight problems more susceptible to disease.

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Minerals:
Calcium
Involved in activation of lipase, an enzyme that breaks down fats for utilization by the body.
Choline
Helps the body burn fat.
Zinc
Enhances the effectiveness of insulin and boosts immune function.
Chromium
Helps build lean tissue and reduces fat in adults who exercise.
Magnesium
Essential for all major biological functions, often deficient in those who are dieting leaving them vulnerable to disease and illness.
Iron
Often deficient in those who are dieting, deficiency can lead to iron-deficiency anemia with headaches, shortness of breath, weakness, heart palpiations, and fatigue.

Amino Acids:
Arginine
Works with the amino acids ornithine and lysine to decrease body fat. (Caution: Do not take these if you have diabetes. Do not take arginine or ornithine without lysine.)
Carnitine
Has the ability to break up fat deposits and aids in weight loss.
Methionine
Assists in the breakdown of fat.
Phenylalanine
An appetite suppresant that tells the brain you are not hungry. (Caution: Do not take this supplement if you are pregnant or nursing, or suffer from panic attacks, diabetes, high blood pressure, or PKU)
Glutamine
Lessens carbohydrate cravings.
Essential Fatty Acids
Use these with a low-fat diet to provide essential fatty acids, needed by every cell in the body and for appetitie control.

Nutrient Cofactors:
Coenzyme Q10
Necessary for energy.

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  • EAT BALANCED MEALS: Eat a variety of foods with a balance of complex carbohydrates, proteins, and some fat. Some foods with both carbohydrates and proteins include tofu, lentils, plain baked potatoes, sesame seeds, beans, brown rice, whole grains, skinless turkey or chicken breast, and white fish. Also be sure to eat your fruits and vegetables, and if you must snack eat healthy snacks.

  • REDUCE FAT INTAKE: Avoid fried and greasy foods and saturated fats. Don't eat the animal fat found in butter, cream, gravies, ice cream, mayonaise, meat, rich dressings, and whole milk. Avoid white flour products, fast food resturants, and junk food.

  • DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS: Drink at least 6-8 glasses of fluids per day. Water is essential for the body to function properly.

  • USE FIBER: Fiber is bulky and will help you fill full faster. It is also necessary to help the body regularly eliminate waste products.

  • AVOID SWEETS: Don't consume sodas, pastries, pies, doughnuts, candy, or products with refined sugar. Sugar activates a chemical reaction in the body that moves fat out of the bloodstream and into the fat cells.

Lifestyle Changes

  • AVOID ALCOHOL: All types of alcohol add empty calories to the diet and inhibit fat burning.

  • EXERCISE: Exercise increases the metabolism and is the best way to get rid of those unwanted pounds and firm up those muscles.

  • CHANGE YOUR EATTNG HABITS: Eat your breakfast and don't skip meals since this will only intensify food cravings. Eat several smaller meals throughout the day instead of three larger meals. Eat slowly, put less food on your plate, and take your largest meal midday instead of in the evening.

  • FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES: Some food trigger uncontrollable binging and cravings. Identify these problem foods and eliminate them from the diet whenever possible.

  • AVOID CRASH DIETS: Not only is it unhealthy and dangerous, but starving yourself only encourages the body to hoard fat and slows the metabolism so that fewer calories are being burned.

  • FAST: Fast once a month to help cleanse the body.

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Medical Options and Precautions

  • Crash Diets: These diets are not healthy and can: increase the risk of heart disease, raise cholesterol levels, damage internal organs, cause gallstones, and even cause premature death.

  • Surgery:

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