How to avoid gaining three pounds during festive occasions
2025-01-20
Many people have the experience of gaining three pounds during festivals. Traditional festivals are approaching, with more gatherings with friends and family, and frequent dining out. How can we maintain a healthy weight while celebrating the holidays? During the Spring Festival, it is a normal phenomenon for the total amount and variety of food consumed to increase. "At a recent press conference held by the National Health Commission, Yu Kang, director of the Clinical Nutrition Department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said that although it is possible to eat more during holidays, overeating is not encouraged. If you did eat too much at one meal, there's no need to worry too much. Eat less at the next meal and increase your exercise to balance it out. In recent years, the number of overweight and obese people in China has continued to grow. Maintaining a healthy weight is not only a concern for people during festivals and holidays, but also a key aspect of daily health management. In June 2024, the National Health Commission, together with multiple departments, launched the "Weight Management Year" campaign, aiming to significantly improve the awareness and skills of weight management among the general public within about three years, establish a broad supportive environment for weight management, promote healthy lifestyles, and improve the abnormal weight status of some populations. Currently, Body Mass Index (BMI) is considered a measure of weight health. Lu Yingli, a researcher at the Institute of Sports Science of the General Administration of Sport of China, reminds that BMI focuses on the ratio of weight to height. Even if BMI is normal, if body fat exceeds the standard and muscle loss occurs, it does not meet the requirements for a healthy weight; If the BMI is slightly higher but the body fat is normal, it means that the increase is muscle mass and the weight is also healthy. For people who have lost weight multiple times but always fail, Lu Yingli analyzed that the inability to lose weight may be due to unreasonable diet, unscientific exercise, insufficient sleep, etc. Weight rebound may be due to the inability to consistently control diet and exercise levels after losing weight. So, the difficulty in losing weight is to overcome inherent bad habits, establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle, including a reasonable diet, scientific exercise, sufficient sleep, psychological balance, etc. Huang Zhangjiayang, the publicity ambassador for the "Weight Management Year" event and Olympic champion of women's artistic gymnastics, calls on the public to recognize and enjoy the joy of exercise. In terms of training, we first need to have a clear goal, such as losing weight, gaining muscle, or improving a certain sports skill, and then form a training plan that suits ourselves based on the goal. Huang Zhangjiayang said that the plan should include daily training duration, training intensity, and training content. Persistently exercising will be able to effectively control weight. Reduce the importance of developing practical and feasible exercise plans to avoid rushing for quick results Lu Yingli said that adjusting the exercise plan moderately, trying different exercise methods or combinations of multiple exercise methods, and seeking professional help in psychology, nutrition, exercise and other aspects are beneficial for overcoming the bottleneck period. Gao Guangming, Deputy Director of the Medical Emergency Department of the National Health Commission, said that it is recommended to actively participate in weight management at the family level. Mutual reminders, supervision, and encouragement from family members are important sources of motivation for adhering to good weight management and can effectively prevent family clustering obesity. (New Society)
Edit:Chen Jie Responsible editor:Li Ling
Source:Science and Technology Daily
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