Louisiana weight loss

Louisiana is a state in the United States. As per 2010 census, Louisiana has an an estimated total population of 4,533,372 of which adults age 18 and over comprise of 75.3%.

Adult Overweight and Obesity Overweight and Obesity in Louisiana

• 65.8% were overweight, with a Body Mass Index of 25 or greater.

• 31.0% were obese, with a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater

Dietary Behaviors

• 24.6% of adults reported having consumed fruits at the recommended level of 2 or more times per day.

• 21.3% of adults reported having consumed vegetables at the recommended level of 3 or more times per day.

Physical Activity

• 23.0% of adults achieved at least 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic Physical Activity or 150 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity (or an equivalent combination).

• 36.4% of Louisiana’s adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any Physical Activity.

Adolescent Overweight and Obesity Overweight and Obesity

• 18.0% were overweight (≥ 85th and < 95th percentiles for BMI by age and sex, based on reference data).

• 14.7% were obese (≥95th percentile BMI by age and sex, based on reference data).

Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors

• Fruit consumption: 78.7% ate fruits or drank 100% fruit juice less than 2 times per day during the 7 days before the survey (100% fruit juice or fruit).

• Vegetable consumption: 90.3% ate vegetables less than 3 times per day during the 7 days before the survey (green salad; potatoes, excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips; carrots; or other vegetables).

• Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: 36.6% drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop) at least one time per day during the 7 days before the survey.

Physical Activity

'Achieved recommended level of activity’

• Only 17.1% were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on each of the 7 days prior to the survey.

• Participated in daily physical education: 16.8% of adolescents attended daily physical education classes in an average week (when they were in school).

• No activity: 18.5% did not participate in at least 60 minutes of Physical Activity on any day during the 7 days prior to the survey.

• Television viewing time: 40.3% watched television 3 or more hours per day on an average school day.

Rethinking Our Dietary Approach Shifting focus from individual blame to understanding the complexities of obesity is crucial. A key factor is insulin resistance, impacting up to 71% of the population, with 35% experiencing metabolic syndrome. Navigating Misinformation The overwhelming presence of over 20,000 books and mixed messages on obesity medicine calls for guidance from experts like Dr Prab R. Tumpati, MD, who can provide clarity on the science and practice of this field. The Downfall of the Food Guide Pyramid The outdated and ineffective food guide pyramid, promoting a low-fat but high-glycemic diet, significantly contributed to increased insulin resistance and, consequently, weight gain. Insulin resistance and weight gain Insulin resistance is a physiological condition where the body's cells become less responsive to the hormone insulin. As insulin not only controls the blood sugar, it also controls the weight! Reducing the overall carbohydrate load and insulin levels is a key underlying concept in many low carbohydrate diets such as the ketogenic diet.

The Blame Game in Obesity Understanding metabolic starvation Weight gain isn't typically intentional. It often stems from the paradox of metabolic starvation in the obese, driven by insulin resistance and resulting in heightened insulin levels. This leads to persistent hunger, cravings, and further weight gain. Stop blaming the victim for obesity!

County obesity statistics - Louisiana

class="wikitable " |- | Louisiana||Acadia Parish||34.3||33.8||30.4||30.1 |- | Louisiana||Allen Parish||39.3||38.9||35.4||35.4 |- | Louisiana||Ascension Parish||36.1||35.5||33||32.7 |- | Louisiana||Assumption Parish||34.5||34.1||32.3||31.9 |- | Louisiana||Avoyelles Parish||39.7||39.3||38.3||38.3 |- | Louisiana||Beauregard Parish||35.1||34.8||31||30.7 |- | Louisiana||Bienville Parish||38.5||38.8||39.5||40 |- | Louisiana||Bossier Parish||35.6||35.2||32.3||32.1 |- | Louisiana||Caddo Parish||33.3||33.1||34.4||34.4 |- | Louisiana||Calcasieu Parish||37.1||36.7||32.4||32 |- | Louisiana||Caldwell Parish||42.8||42.4||38.7||38.4 |- | Louisiana||Cameron Parish||39.1||38.2||33.3||32.7 |- | Louisiana||Catahoula Parish||37.3||36.9||34.4||34.2 |- | Louisiana||Claiborne Parish||35.2||34.9||35.9||36.2 |- | Louisiana||Concordia Parish||36.4||36.2||34.3||34.1 |- | Louisiana||De Soto Parish||36.2||35.8||37.5||37.2 |- | Louisiana||East Baton Rouge Parish||34.6||34.1||32.7||32.6 |- | Louisiana||East Carroll Parish||39.5||39||44||44.4 |- | Louisiana||East Feliciana Parish||35.5||34.8||35.6||35.2 |- | Louisiana||Evangeline Parish||32.7||32.4||30.3||30 |- | Louisiana||Franklin Parish||36.3||36.1||34.8||34.7 |- | Louisiana||Grant Parish||35.2||34.9||30.6||30.2 |- | Louisiana||Iberia Parish||37.6||37.1||36.3||36.1 |- | Louisiana||Iberville Parish||38.6||37.9||38.2||38 |- | Louisiana||Jackson Parish||36.5||36.4||33.8||33.7 |- | Louisiana||Jefferson Parish||33.2||32.7||30.9||30.6 |- | Louisiana||Jefferson Davis Parish||36.9||36.5||32.4||32 |- | Louisiana||Lafayette Parish||31||30.7||28.2||28 |- | Louisiana||Lafourche Parish||40||39.5||36.1||35.8 |- | Louisiana||La Salle Parish||38||37.8||32.8||32.6 |- | Louisiana||Lincoln Parish||32.8||32.8||32.5||32.6 |- | Louisiana||Livingston Parish||36.3||35.8||30.3||29.8 |- | Louisiana||Madison Parish||39.2||38.9||41.2||41.2 |- | Louisiana||Morehouse Parish||38.2||38.2||39.6||39.9 |- | Louisiana||Natchitoches Parish||39.4||39.2||38.7||38.8 |- | Louisiana||Orleans Parish||28.5||28.2||33.1||32.9 |- | Louisiana||Ouachita Parish||33.9||33.7||33.1||33.1 |- | Louisiana||Plaquemines Parish||35.2||34.6||32.5||32.2 |- | Louisiana||Pointe Coupee Parish||32.9||32.4||31.8||31.3 |- | Louisiana||Rapides Parish||35.1||34.8||34||33.9 |- | Louisiana||Red River Parish||34.2||33.9||33.5||33.3 |- | Louisiana||Richland Parish||39.1||38.9||38.5||38.5 |- | Louisiana||Sabine Parish||37.5||37.6||35.6||35.9 |- | Louisiana||St. Bernard Parish||37.6||36.9||34.4||34 |- | Louisiana||St. Charles Parish||34.7||34.1||32.1||31.6 |- | Louisiana||St. Helena Parish||36.6||36.1||38.2||38.1 |- | Louisiana||St. James Parish||35.7||35.1||36.6||36.3 |- | Louisiana||St. John the Baptist Pa||35.5||35||37.3||37 |- | Louisiana||St. Landry Parish||41.3||41.1||41.5||41.5 |- | Louisiana||St. Martin Parish||36.6||36.1||34.8||34.3 |- | Louisiana||St. Mary Parish||37.9||37.4||38||37.7 |- | Louisiana||St. Tammany Parish||32.1||31.4||26.2||25.8 |- | Louisiana||Tangipahoa Parish||37||36.6||36.6||36.3 |- | Louisiana||Tensas Parish||33.9||33.6||36.5||36.5 |- | Louisiana||Terrebonne Parish||40.7||40.2||39.1||39 |- | Louisiana||Union Parish||37.5||37.4||35.5||35.3 |- | Louisiana||Vermilion Parish||35.7||35.1||30.6||30.3 |- | Louisiana||Vernon Parish||39.5||39.4||35.5||35.5 |- | Louisiana||Washington Parish||39.5||39.2||37.8||37.6 |- | Louisiana||Webster Parish||35||34.7||32.8||32.7 |- | Louisiana||West Baton Rouge Parish||33.6||33.1||32.1||31.7 |- | Louisiana||West Carroll Parish||39.7||39.4||34.7||34.8 |- | Louisiana||West Feliciana Parish||35.8||34.8||32.9||32.3 |- | Louisiana||Winn Parish||35.3||34.9||32.9||32.8 |}

Causes of weight gain in Louisiana

The top causes of weight gain in Louisiana include the following:

• Insulin resistance - use this free w8md medical weight loss centers of America's tool to check if you might be insulin resistant that causes your weight gain, especially in the tummy!

• Eating disorders are a common cause of weight gain in Louisiana and other parts of the United States.

• Sleep disorders and weight gain are bidirectionally related where sleep problems lead to weight gain and weight gain in turn leads to sleep problems.

• Nutritional deficiencies are an important cause of weight gain in Louisiana.

• Hormonal imbalances can also cause weight gain.

• Stress related weight gain

• Genetic factors for excess weight gain

• Medication related weight gain

• other causes for weight gain in Louisiana

Weight loss options in Louisiana

In order to lose weightt, understand the proven options to lose weight in Louisiana including the following.

• Low calorie diet (LCD), or Very low calorie diet (VLCD)

• Weight loss medications - watch this youtube video on the review of the best weight loss medications for fast weight loss in Louisiana

• Physical Activity for weight loss which only works in combination with diet as exercise on its own is shown to be pretty useless for weight loss since exercise stimulates appetite and builds heavier muscle tissue thereby negating any weight loss with calories burned. However, a combination of low calorie diet and exercise, or diet alone would work for weight loss but not exercise alone.

• Correction of insulin resistance, metabolic, sleep and other causes for weight gain in Louisiana for fast and effective weight loss.

• Surgical options for losing weight such as the gastric bypass surgery can be an option for some to lose weight in Louisiana although most might regain the weight even after surgery and a behavior weight loss program is still needed for long term weight loss success in Louisiana.

Louisiana weight loss doctor

Dr. Prab R. Tumpati, is a board certified physician with experience and training in the field of obesity medicine in addition to training in sleep medicine and internal medicine. As the founder of WikiMD, and W8MD medical weight loss centers of America, Dr. Tumpati is familiar with the concepts, science, and art of weight loss medicine. Physicians practicing in Louisiana interested in adding a W8MD medical weight loss program are welcome. Using telemedicine for weight loss for remote areas to provide obesity counseling and dietary, and weight loss coaching is a true miracle for many struggling to lose weight.

Louisiana weight loss clinics

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Insurances for weight

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Diet for weight loss in Louisiana

One of the best ways to lose weight in Louisiana or other places safely and effectively is to consider a very low calorie diet of 800 calories with either complete or partial meal replacement using specially manufactured meal replacement weight loss supplements such as the vlcd diet from w8md medical weight loss centers of America. Understand the 5 clinically proven measures to lose weight in Philadelphia including low calorie and very low calorie diets.

Exercises for weight loss in Louisiana

Although exercise and Physical Activity is important for losing weight fast in Louisiana, it is important to understand it only works if used in combination with a reduced calorie diet for weight loss. Research shows that for exercise-and-weight-loss/ weight loss, exercise alone is not a very useful tool for weight loss as exercise has a stimulating effect on weight loss, and it builds heavier muscle thereby compensating for any weight loss with burning of calories with exercise. Understand the role of exercise for weight loss in this youtube video from 52 weeks of weight loss and wellness video series.

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Fast weight loss options Louisiana

These are the fast and effective weight loss options for losing weight in Louisiana.

1. FDA approved weight loss medications

2.Very low calorie diets

3. Exercise for weight loss

4. Correction of metabolic causes of weight gain

5. Bariatric surgery for weight loss

Telemedicine for weight loss

With advances in technology, telemedicine can be used to help patients lose weight and is available via W8MD medical weight loss centers of America with certain limitations.

Also see

• obesity in United States
• County obesity rates United States
• Obesity
• Overweight
• Causes of weight gain
• Metabolic syndrome
• Proven measures for losing weight
• Qsymia
• Belviq

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