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October is best month to begin dieting, new research suggests

October 11, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Whilst I shun headline-grabbing attention relating to diets and ‘getting body beautiful’ for anything, I do follow some of the research behind them. None more so than the esteemed and respected Dr Brian Wansink. So whilst dieting for me and many others post-wls is a thing of the past, I do recognise the sense in alerting ourselves to the patterns of weight-gain according to the seasons. The research covered briefly below suggests that weight gain which occurs during the festive/holiday season, for which we are all too familiar, could be counteracted or off-set if we made October our month to focus on new resolutions to eat better rather than the New Year. 

 

Sounds possible, plausible and do-able to me … do you think so?

 

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‘The less one gains, the less one then has to worry about trying to lose it’

 

 

American Christmas Lunch or Thanksgiving.

American Christmas Lunch or Thanksgiving.

 

GUEST FEATURE: October is the best month to start a diet, new research has suggested.

Due to negligible weight change during the summer months, most people are still at their lowest weight as autumn begins.

However, weight gained through over indulgence during the holiday season can take up to five months to lose, according to researchers from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.

 

After October, body weight tends to increase as holiday festivities begin and continue into early January. The pattern is reflected in three wealthy countries, though at different times of the year, according to the researchers.

“Everyone gains weight over the holidays – Americans, Germans, Japanese,” said the study’s co-author Dr Brian Wansink.

The weight of Germans rose around Easter, and for Japanese people gains usually occurred during Golden Week, a series of holidays which take place in late April and early May.

However, the Christmas and New Year period saw the most significant weight gains, as Americans put on an average of 0.6kg, Germans added around 0.8kg and Japanese put on 0.5kg.

Dr Wansink continued: “Instead of making a New Year’s Resolution, make an October resolution. It’s easier to avoid holiday pounds altogether than to lose them after they happen.

 

“Make a plan in September or October so you don’t have to spend eight months trying to lose that weight. The less one gains, the less one then has to worry about trying to lose it.”

The study followed the weigh patterns of nearly 3,000 people – 1,781 Americans, 760 German and 383 Japanese. The participants were given wireless digital scales to record their mass each day.

It also found that people who weighed themselves every day after holiday season were far quicker to lose the weight they had put on, reverting back to their normal levels in just one month.

Feature courtesy of the independent.co.uk

 

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