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- $Title{How About Help for Gaining Weight?}
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- How About Help for Gaining Weight?
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- QUESTION: While you frequently help people who ask about losing weight, how
- about a little help for me. I want to put on a few pounds and need a tip or
- two. Will you please consider a column for us skinnies?
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- ANSWER: Absolutely, although I must admit I envy you your problem. Eating
- more is only part of the answer, just as eating less isn't the whole solution
- for losing weight. If you're an athlete and interested in building muscle
- mass, consuming additional calories won't accomplish your goal. Proper
- exercise and training will be needed.
- Although it's depressing news for dieting women who are limited to 1,200
- or so calories a day, it is true that some athletes have trouble eating enough
- to maintain or gain weight. But no wonder, one study showed that university
- football players needed 5,270 calories a day!
- How do you add those calories? Don't rely on junk foods like potato
- chips, candy bars, and soft drinks. Although upping your consumption of
- sweets and fats is an easy way to increase your calorie intake, you'll
- sacrifice good nutrition.
- Remember that protein should make up to 10 to 15 percent of your daily
- calories, fats 30 to 35 percent (with only 10 percent saturated fats), and
- carbohydrates the remaining 50 to 60 percent. And follow these tips:
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- Make sure you don't skip breakfast.
- Add bananas and other fruits to your cereal.
- Nibble throughout the day on high-calorie but nutritious snacks like
- dried fruits and nuts.
- Consume fair quantities of complex carbohydrates like potatoes, rice,
- macaroni, and other pasta.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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