Dieting is the most essential component of weight loss. Regardless of nutrient content of the food eaten, weight loss occurs when there is a decrease in total caloric intake as opposed to the caloric usage of the body. There are no real diet food. Dieting in an overweight person has the same principles for all healthy normal weight people. That is, a diet low in fat, high in complex carbohydrate, high in fibre and some amount of proteins. Minimise on nutrition-less calories like alcohol. Most people who are unable to lose weight are people who have higher intake of calories. Most of these comes from fats which are tasty and easily available in fried food or fast food. The overall aim of dieting to lose weight is therefore to reduce calories … Read entire article »