Dieting for the older woman
When people sit down to write about dieting, there’s a terrible temptation to assume everyone is the same. Well, that’s never going to give you the best outcome. So here’s some advice just for women who have been through the menopause. This can be a difficult time as one part of your life closes and another opens. There may be both physical and emotional adjustments to make. When it comes to your weight, there’s one very important issue to think about. One of the longer-term risks to your health is losing bone density as you age. Unless you take care, this can turn into osteoporosis with the risk you can fracture bones very easily if you take a knock or fall. The latest research shows you are more at risk if you aim to lose weight eating a high protein diet.
The researcher took two groups of women aged between 43 and 80, lowering their daily intake by 750 calories a day over a period of 12 weeks. In the first group, half were given a diet without meat, relying on a vegetarian and diary diet (with eggs) to supply protein. The others ate higher amounts of protein in a diet containing lean meats like chicken and pork (the meat representing 40% of the food eaten). (more…)



