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Evelyn Tolston, M.D. |
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Dr. Tolston
only
wants the best care
for you and answers
here some questions
and
concerns. |
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Based in New York City, Dr. Evelyn
Tolston belongs to the Allergy and Immunology on Madison (AIM)
team and has many years of experience building strong
relationships between patients, doctors, and staff. Let us read
her answers to your questions... |
Q. |
What can I do to lose weight? |
A. |
Eat less fast foods, fried food,
candy, cookies, desserts, cheese,
burgers and ice cream. Eat
whole grains and fresh vegetables. Walk
or do another exercise you like for one-half hour (or more) each
day. The best diet/exercise programmes work over a long period of
time.
Crash diets do not work.
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Q. |
My young son is overweight and his father
teases him. What can I do to
help my son? |
A. |
Tell his father that teasing only makes the boy feel worse. This may
cause him to eat more.
Praise him for the good things he does and
do not
focus on his weight. Do not have
junk
food such as
chips
and sweets in the house. Ask everyone to eat only at the table.
Chewing food well and eating slowly helps, too. Your son also
needs to get a lot of exercise.
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Q. |
What’s good about
low-fat diets? |
A. |
Fats have more concentrated calories than carbohydrates (bread, pasta)
and protein (meat or
beans). Fats that you eat easily turn into
body fat.
Packaged meats, desserts, chips,
snacks and ice cream
are all high in fat. Fruits, vegetables and grains are all low in
fat. To reduce weight, reduce calories. To reduce calories, reduce
fat.
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Q. |
Do
fat-free treats really help keep weight down?
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A. |
If you can eat them in small amounts, these fat-free desserts are fine
for a treat. But some people eat a
whole box at one time. These
foods have a lot of sugar. The body stores extra sugar as fat.
Whole foods such as fresh vegetables, fruits and grains are
naturally low in fat. They also
will
fill
you up.
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Source:
New English Digest |
GLOSSARY |
concerns: worries (preocupaciones)
candy: rich sweets made of flavored sugar and often
combined with fruit or nuts (golosinas)
whole grains: grains including all components (granos
enteros)
crash diets: rapid and intense diets (las dietas
rápidas)
teases him:
makes
fun of
him.(se
burla de él)
praise him: express approval of him (elógialo, alábalo,
estimúlalo)
do not focus on: do not concentrate on (no te concentres
en)
junk food (n): fast food (hamburgers, hot dogs)
(comida chatarra o basura)
chips: strips of potato fried in deep fat (papas fritas envasadas) |
chewing: masticating (masticar)
low-fat: low-calorie (de bajas calorías)
beans: seeds of leguminous plants (habas, alubias)
packaged meats: boxed meats (las carnes envasadas)
snacks:
something to eat between meals
(las colaciones o refuerzos)
fat-free treats:
grease-free foods (bocaditos libres de grasas)
for a treat:
to satisfy for a while (para darse el gusto)
whole box:
complete box (caja completa o entera)
will fill you up: will satisfy you (te satisfarán, te llenarán) |
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