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Title: Computer Diet - Metric Edition
Author : Vincent Antonetti
Release Date : January 02, 2018
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,Diet & Nutrition,
Pages : * pages
Size : 2371 KB

Description

We are continually subjected to outrageous ads like: "Lose 9 kg in 3 weeks!" And implying that this applies to everyone. Really - what nonsense! Researchers have long known that weight change in humans depends on age, gender, height, weight, activity, caloric intake and time on a diet, but an equation that predicted weight change in humans had never been developed.

Most scientists also agreed that weight loss was governed by the first law of thermodynamics. Then fitness enthusiast Dr. Vincent Antonetti, an engineer and an expert in thermodynamics and computer science, reasoned that by applying the first law of thermodynamics to humans it should be possible to do an analysis of weight change in human beings. Professor Antonetti's goal was to develop an equation that predicted weight change in humans.

The first part of this book traces, in easy-to-understand language, his fascinating journey toward that goal. He was managing an engineering group at IBM. So he worked early mornings and evenings on the new equation. It took him two years to develop and verify the first and only weight change predictive equation. His results were published in a paper entitled, "The equations Governing Weight Change in Human Beings," and appeared in the prestigious American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

But Dr. Antonetti went a step further. He used a computer to produce easy-to-use tables which provided diet options for a personalized weight loss or maintenance program. The tables, coupled with sound diet information, were the basis for the original Computer Diet. At the urging of the editors at NoPaperPress he wrote an updated eBook version: The Computer Diet - Metric Edition. The original Computer diet was critically acclaimed by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Consumer Union magazine, etc., but we think this eBook is even better.

The Computer Diet - Metric Edition is serious business. It's a sensible, flexible, well-balanced plan that your physician will approve of. It will be as valid years from now as it is today. Because The Computer Diet - Metric Edition is a classic - and timeless.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

- How It All Started

- Research

- Developing a Predictive Equation

- Verifying the Equations

- A Scientific Paper

- A Significant Update

- The Weight Control Tables

- What Is In This Book

2. WEIGHT & ENERGETICS

- Conservation of Energy

- When Weight Change Occurs

- Human Energy Constituents

- Activity Levels

3. NUTRITION BASICS

- Complete & Incomplete Proteins

- You Need Healthy Carbs

- Fat Facts

- You Need Fiber

- Vitamins and Minerals

4. EXERCISE BASICS

- Select the Right Exercise

- Aerobic Exercise: How Hard?

- Get a Pedometer - Count Steps

- Strength-Building Programs

- Risks and Possible Problems

- Avoiding Injury

5. ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT

- Control Your Weight & Stay Healthy

- What You Should Weigh

- Body Fat Percentage

6. WEIGHT LOSS

- Diet Options

- The Physiology of Weight Loss

- Weight Loss Principles

- Selecting a Weight Loss Diet

7. WEIGHT MAINTENANCE

- Why You Gain Weight With Age

- Why You Gain Weight After a Diet

- People Who Regained Lost Weight

- People Who Maintained Lost Weight

- Select Correct Weight Maintenance Table

- Weight Maintenance is a Life-Long Struggle

8. SAMPLE Weight Loss & Maintenance Diets

Appendix A Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Men

Appendix B Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Women

Appendix C Weight Maintenance Tables - Men

Appendix D Weight Maintenance Tables - Women

Appendix E Updated Weight Loss Model

Appendix F Bibliography

TABLE INDEX

Table 1: Physical Activity Levels

Table 2: Fats in Foods

Table 3: RDA for Selected Vitamins

Table 4: RDA for Selected Minerals

Table 5: Caloric Cost of Various Activities

Table 6: BMI-Based Weight vs. Height

Table 7: Portion of Table B.1

Table 8: Sample 1200 kcal Meal Plan

Table 9: Sample 1500 kcal Meal Plan

Table 10: Sample 1500 kcal No-Cooking Meal Plan

Table 11: Sample 2500 kcal Weight Maintenance Meal Plan

Table AA: Index of 36 Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Men

Table BB: Index of 24 Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Women

Table CC: Index of 9 Weight Maintenance Tables - Men

Table DD: Index of 6 Weight Maintenance Tables - Women