Skinny fat, also known as sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity, is a condition in which there is a disproportionate loss of muscle mass and a corresponding increase in a person’s percentage of body fat. This is not uncommon during the process of aging and during unhealthy weight loss. It is associated with loss of strength and […]
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Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of calories you burn at rest. It is the baseline for the calories you need everyday in order for your body to operate and maintain daily functions. With increased lean body mass, your energy needs will increase as a result of higher BMR. If you don’t increase
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Total Body Water = Intracellular Water (ICW) + Extracellular Water (ECW). Your blood makes up part of the total body water (TBW). Your overall weight can be 45-65% due to total body water, depending on age, gender, and fitness level. Your body water can be found not only in your blood, but also in your
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Local Physician Achieves Certification in Clinical Lipidology  May 4, 2017 Greeley, CO Dr. Chima Nwizu who holds a double board certification in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine and whose practice location is at the west office of Family Physicians of Greeley, has recently been awarded Diplomate status with the American Board of Clinical
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Sedentary lifestyle in adults is defined as less than 5000 steps/day. Low active lifestyle is defined as 5000 to 7499 steps/day When active young people go from >10,000 steps/day to <5000 steps/day (or as low as 1500 steps/day) in a 3 to 14 days period, it results in increased insulin resistance (that can progress to
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Dr. Nwizu’s Weight Loss Program is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new website, with many new features and functions – including this blog! Dr. Chima Nwizu is an experienced weight loss and weight management doctor in the Greeley, Colorado area. We invite you to learn more about the benefits of Dr. Nwizu’s
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The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) advocates the following Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) to lower serum LDL-C (low density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels: Dietary cholesterol <200 mg per day Saturated fat <7% of total daily calories Increase soluble (viscous) fiber intake to 10 – 25 grams daily Consume at least
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The goal of physical activity should at least be 30 minutes/day progressing to 60 minutes/day (i.e. 300 minutes per week),  >5 days/week at 40 – 60+% of aerobic capacity. This goal can also be achieved through multiple daily bouts of 10 minutes duration exercise. There is a dose effect for physical activity and weight loss – higher doses
Cholesterol is a type of fat that is principally made in the liver (about 75%), and with a smaller contribution from animal source (through diet). Cholesterol cannot dissolve in blood and therefore travels to and from cells on transporters or carriers known as lipoproteins. The types of lipoproteins involved in this transport include low-density lipoprotein
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