Weight Management Diet

Weight management is greatly affected by the quantity of food and drinks consumed by an individual. To manage one's weight, a person also has to pay attention to the types of food and drinks consumed. In addition to eating healthy food to avoid illness, it is vital to understand how certain ingredients (for instance, energy density, palatability, sugar content) can influence weight by altering hunger in different ways. Consume primarily these foods in your diet:

• • Diverse varieties of vegetables - such as leafy greens, tomatoes, red and orange vegetables, and legumes (beans and peas).
• • Whole fruits
• • Whole grains
• • Milk, yogurt, and cheese with low fat or fat-free content
• • You can take in a large amount of protein by eating lean meats, seafood, poultry, eggs, legumes, nuts, seeds, and soy products

Items that should be avoided or limited include:

• Trans fats

• No more than 10% of daily calories should be saturated fat

• Sugars added to the diet should not exceed 10% of the total caloric intake

• Under 2,300 milligrams of salt is the recommended daily intake

• A woman is allowed to drink up to 1 drink a day and a man up to 2 drinks a day.

Diets consisting primarily of vegetables, lean meats, whole fruits, grains, nuts, and seeds are thought to be best for maintaining a healthy weight and overall wellness.