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Fat is the most calorie-dense food group: each gram has nine calories, compared to four calories for carbohydrate and protein. So if the aim is to create a calorie deficit in your diet, then cutting down on high-fat foods is a good place to start.

Reducing fat intake

Healthy eating guidelines recommend that a maximum of 30 per cent of calories in the diet should come from fat; a low-fat diet for weight loss will typically reduce this to around 20 per cent. However, as usual, the total energy intake is what counts on a low-fat diet just by replacing fatty foods with high-sugar, high-calorie foods, so it is important to keep an eye on the overall balance of the diet, too.

What you can eat

As we have seen, some fats are essential for good health while an excess of others can be harmful. The fats in a low-fat diet should primarily be ‘good’ monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, such as those that are found in olive oil or oily fish, for example. Saturated fats, which are found in foods such as fatty meat and poultry skin or full-fat dairy products, should be kept to a minimum…..Continue Reading

Always reaching for a sugar-free cola when you’re thirsty? You may want to trade it for a glass of plain water. Women who drank low-or no-calorie beverages like diet soda, black coffee or unsweetened tea in place of sugary drinks lost less weight than those who switched plain water.
And those who sipped a few extra glasses- a total of at least 33 ounces (about 1l)a day lost even more weight as staying hydrated may increase metabolism, so you burn more fat….Continue Reading

By both reducing your calorie intake a little (for the most people around 500 calories fewer a day is good average to aim for) and increasing your energy output (activity) on a regular basis.

There is probably no such thing as an absolute best for the way either to reduce calories or to exercise – both will vary according to your tastes, weight , means, health – and many other factors. The answers for you, personally, should become more apparent if you read through more articles on weight loss.

In general terms, however, it seems that the most successful long term weight-loss programmes involve reduction in total fat and simple carbohydrate intake, thus reducing total calorie intake, and eating regular meals containing plenty of fruit and veg at a slow speed. It also seems that the most popular and easy way to increase energy output is regular walking.