Dieting: a vicious circle
People who go on a diet without increasing their physical activity will have their basal metabolic rate (amount of energy expended to ensure the vital functions) decrease. Thus, these people eat less, they spend less energy. Hence notien vicious circle. This gave rise to a greater difficulty in obtaining a negative energy balance.The goals of a physical activity program are to promote body weight loss (especially of fat if possible) and stabilize thereafter over the long term, to limit the reduction of basal metabolism and losses in lean body mass, to allow a physical reconditioning, strengthen self-esteem and socialization.
People who go on a diet without increasing their physical activity will have their basal metabolic rate (amount of energy expended to ensure the vital functions) decrease. Thus, these people eat less, they spend less energy. Hence notien vicious circle. This gave rise to a greater difficulty in obtaining a negative energy balance.The goals of a physical activity program are to promote body weight loss (especially of fat if possible) and stabilize thereafter over the long term, to limit the reduction of basal metabolism and losses in lean body mass, to allow a physical reconditioning, strengthen self-esteem and socialization.
