Re: Health Canada warning EZETIMIBE

From: Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD (andrew_at_heartmdphd.com)
Date: 02/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:22:29 -0500

Zee wrote:
>
> Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom.com wrote:
> > Since your BMI is set by your caloric intake and excercise level,
> > there's no answering that question. There are an infinite number of
> > combinations of calories and exercise that will deliver the needed
> body
> > composition. Give yourself at least the minimum 20 min 3x/kw of light
> > aerobics, and adjust intake to keep you where you need to be.
> >
> > I can only tell you what does NOT work, and that's cutting calories
> > alone. If you do no exercise, your body will defend your present BMI
> > vigorously, by making you so tired you never move. And in that mode,
> > you can survive on very lower calorie consumptions. A woman your size
> > in a warm climate might be able to get by on 1000 kcal a day, even,
> > without losing at all.
> >
> > Dieting without exercise DOES NOT WORK unless you have the willpower
> to
> > frankly starve below 1000 kcal. WHich almost no-one does. There is no
> > royal road to getting to optimal BMI.
> >
> > SBH
>
> My pre-statin workout was 2 1/2 hours a day. I absolutely must
> exercise. I think that may partly be my problem with statins. As you
> know there is some literature about statins, exercise and athletes.
>
> I am just intrigued by this idea of eating a very limited diet. Have
> been reading about it. It seems to me the NA BMI is too high for
> anyone.
>
> I think we do not try diet and exercise hard enough (most of us) before
> we give over to statins. One month or three seems to be what physicians
> advise before whipping out the prescription pad. I think one year would
> be more realistic. Physicians should be able to "prescribe" gym,
> dietary counselling. Money that would be used on bypass surgery could
> be moved to this. One Canadian province is talking about giving tax
> credits for gym memberships.
>
> Zee

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Andrew 

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