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As women, a lot of us are always worried about our weight and losing a pound or two here and there. In a lot of cases, we try fad diets, pills, and even go to our doctors for advice and counseling on how to lose weight. However, THE BLACK DIET DOCTOR'S SOLUTION FOR BLACK WOMEN informs us that not every physician is capable of truly treating black women when it comes to weight loss. They give an example of weight being like hair and that though we're all born with a certain type, that type is what determines which beauty salon we go into. It makes perfect sense right? Well, actually it does and authors Robert S. Beale, Jr., M.D. and Lisa M. Beale do an exemplary job of breaking down the causes of obesity in black women and what can be done to avoid it, fix it, and get back on the track of living healthy lives. Through their program of "eating to lose" and then "eating to maintain" they have created various programs based upon your current weight to help you lose weight. They also teach how to set milestones, incorporate your lifestyle in the program, and add recipes and exercises to assist with the weight loss. The style of writing was my favorite part of the book. I didn't spend major time in dietary mumbo-jumbo trying to figure out what X or Y meant. Everything was written in a manner in which I could easily relate and understand and make it one that I would recommend to others. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to taking the next step -- actually following one of the programs for myself to truly test out their theory. Reviewed by Tee C. Royal of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers |
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Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference Dr. Beale is a panel member for Congresswoman Kilpatrick's issue forum Dispelling the Diet Dilemma: Obesity, Dieting & Poverty - A Deadly Combination
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A Diet Plan Designed for Sisters Have Atkins, South Beach, and low carbs failed you? This Black physician claims that your race could be the reason--and his weight-loss approach is just as controversial. According to the American Obesity Association, 78 percent of African-American women are overweight--the highest rate of any racial or ethnic group. Robert S. Beale Jr., M.D., a Washington, D.C., bariatric physician, says he has treated thousands of overweight sisters since opening his practice in 1977. Many have been unable to lose weight no matter how religiously they adhere to their diet and exercise programs, he says. Dr. Beale now believes that the legacy of slavery has changed the metabolism of many Black Americans, making weight loss especially difficult. Based on his clinical observations, Dr. Beale has devised a sisters-only weight-loss method explained in the book THE BLACK DIET DOCTOR'S SOLUTION FOR BLACK WOMEN. While his theories have not been proved scientifically, we think his approach is worth considering. Q: You claim that the reason many sisters have trouble losing weight is that their metabolism has been altered by slavery. What exactly do you mean? A: Most of us are the descendants of slaves, either West Indian or American. We were bred to do a lot of work and not need a lot of food. Our great-great-great-grandmothers could work in the field all day on a pig tail and still maintain their body size. Therefore, you may not be able to go to a gym and force your body to burn a lot of fat. Q: You claim that some Black women must take different steps than other women to lose weight successfully. A: The notion that exercise and a healthy diet can cause all Black women to lose a significant amount of weight is fallacious. Even when following a proper diet--such as eating whole-grain cereals, fruits, and vegetables and baking your chicken thighs and taking the skins off--many Black American women are still unlikely to lose weight. Q: Why do you state that Atkins, low-carb, and other popular diets may not work for us? A: In general, Black women with 30 or more pounds to lose who follow Atkins will lose a few pounds at first, and then the weight will pile back on. They also run the risk of increasing their cholesterol and triglycerides, a type of fat found in the blood. A lot of low-carb diets do not have enough fruits and vegetables. It's bad for the heart, liver, and kidneys to eat that much protein and fat without carbohydrates. Q: How do you characterize your weight-loss program? A: I've developed four different plans depending on the person's size. They are designed to get weight off now by forcing the body to live partly on food and partly on stored fat. Once you get to the weight that you want to be, you switch to a healthy eating plan, which will prevent you from making new fat. Q: What does each plan require, and what results can a woman expect? A: Each provides a list of healthy foods that, through trial and error, we've found will [help you] lose weight; and if you don't eat them, you may not lose weight. If the food is on the list, you can have it; if it's not, you can't. We don't recommend eating as little as possible--some of our plans for larger ladies say not to restrict the amounts. The average overweight woman will lose two to three pounds a week, eight to nine pounds a month. Q: You say this diet isn't low-carb, yet I notice that your food lists contain certain fruits and vegetables but omit healthy starches like brown rice and beans. A: For weight reduction, I have found that starches--including rice, pasta, potatoes, beans, bread, and crackers--are not necessary to maintain good health. In fact, they slow the rate of weight loss. Fruits and vegetables are absolutely necessary for energy and to maintain good health. Q: Why do you differentiate between weight loss and weight maintenance? A: You have to eat a certain way to get weight off and another way to keep it off. When you're losing, you're living partially on food and partially on stored fat, which is not normal. To maintain, you live totally on food but follow a strategy to avoid manufacturing new fat. Q: On your program, exercise seems to take a backseat to dietary changes. A: The larger the person, the more dangerous exercise is. The smaller the person, the more important it is. We're concerned about larger people hurting themselves--their knees, ankles, and back and getting pulled muscles--and a lot of exercise may be bad for their heart. As [a larger person] gets smaller, we increase exercise to firm and tone and help maintain the weight loss. Q: You've spoken about weight maintenance, but I notice you don't write much about it in the book--or portion sizes, or healthy cooking techniques. You say eat what you wish "within reason." Why don't you provide more in-depth advice in these areas that are so vital to maintaining a healthy weight? A: People eat what they want most of the time. You can't give them hard-and-fast rules. And I don't think it's useful to provide long lists of foods and calories and fat grams and tell people to measure them out every day. I say eat "within reason." That means don't make yourself sick. If you have high cholesterol, you can't eat french fries all day. To gain a pound of fat, you have to eat 3,475 extra calories. You can't eat that in a day, so you can't gain a pound in a day--it's even hard in a week. Once people weigh what they wish, we tell them to weigh themselves every morning. If they've picked up weight that day, it's mostly water but also some fat. For that day, they should go back on the weight-loss program. They will probably need to do this for one or two days each week. --Hilary Beard is a Philadelphia-based writer |
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Diet pills are still in and considered the "quick fix" to losing weight. People are want to lose it "fast" without regards to healthy eating...and behavior modification. Dr. Beale offers realistic solutions and encouragement to African American who desire working on long term healthy living. THE BLACK DIET DOCTOR'S SOLUTION FOR BLACK WOMEN is easy to read and simple to implement in your daily dietary needs. I recommend adding this title to your library. - Reviewed by LC of The Sistah Circle Book Club |
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Dr. Beale, who
was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover Massachusetts, and Howard University,
Washington D.C., heads the largest and most successful weight reduction practice
in the world that is operated exclusively by African-Americans. He has treated
more than 25,000 patients, the majority of whom have been Black women.
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women,
Chattanooga Chapter is an advocacy organization that
advocates enhanced quality of life for families and individuals of color by facilitating programs that address
their needs and unites the public and private sector of
Chattanooga to ensure progress of women of color. While
establishing a sisterly bond, these programs foster
leadership, educational opportunities, economic partnership,
women’s health issues and political strength.
