Medical consultations for a diet increase 33% after Christmas.

Spain, January 2013.- the excesses committed in the holiday meals passed Bill to our body. According to some experts in nutrition and dietetics, this about caloric intake results in an average increase of between 3 and 5 pounds of weight. Once finished the holidays, comes guilt and the desire to find perfect diet to lose those extra pounds fast and be able to be with the least effort ”, says Dr. Fernando Saenger, choice medical doctor clinic Director and founder of clinic London.

In fact, according to statistical data drawn from a review since 1996 to date, requests for information to receive nutritional medical advice increase up to 33% after the holidays compared to other months of the year. From among all the enquiries received, 87% are made by women. They tend to worry much more about your figure and are more demanding with his physique ”, ensures the Dr. Saenger. Notwithstanding, the interests of men by the weight control has increased significantly over the past years from 7% of requests for informationn in the consultations of nutritionists to 13% today. little by little they has also van awareness of the importance of being in your weight, but unlike women, men do not so much by the physicist, but for health reasons ”, specifically responsible for CliNica medical option.

Queries to perform surgeries and medical treatments aimed at eliminating excess body fat also recorded a significant increase after the arrival of the new year and increase up to 12%. The most requested surgical techniques are liposuction and Abdominoplasty and areas that most concern the Spanish are, in order of importance, belly, thighs and hips. They, for their part, show a greater concern for eliminating excess adipose tissue in belly, flanks and mammary glands.

The danger of falling in the ‘ miracle diets ’

In the first medical visit, patients expressed a great concern for the pounds gained over the Christmas period and requested the guidance of a nutritionist to regain their weight and start with the so-called operation bikini ”. They all flock to the query with the idea of finding a diet that allows them to reduce those pounds more in record time and without that suppose them a great effort ”, explains the specialist.

according to nutrition experts, 68% of Spaniards who go to start a diet after the holidays will do so on their own and without the proper advice meDICO. well, increases the risk of falling into the hoax of the so-called ‘ diets and miracle cures ’. in this sense, dietitians emphasis that to eliminate the extra kilos in a healthy way and keep the results to future, the loss should be gradual and controlled, without neglecting the nutritional needs that the body requires. change of eating habits and lifestyle, that is what we will give the necessary tools to not return to gaining the lost weight is the key ”, explains Dr. Fernando Saenger. have to flee from all those diets that promise to lose a large amount of kilos in a very short time, since in addition to placing health at serious risk, all of them cause the dreaded rebound effect as soon as abandon ”, statement Dr.

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