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    Can you eat cheese when trying to lose weight?
    Find BC Dietitians
    Registered Dietitians Group
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    Yes! Use cheese as a way to balance a low protein, low-fat meal. Choose a strong or interesting flavour of cheese and combine with something plainer,like blue cheese dressing on a pear and arugula salad. Use cheese sparingly, and make it the feature of your snack or meal. Ditch the hidden layers of cheese inside a lasagna or sandwich.
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    Is the keto diet good if you want to lose weight?
    Dee Dine
    Nutrition & Vegan Food Specialist
    Dee Dine is a Nutrition and Vegan Food Specialist and the founder of Green Smoothie Gourmet, a blog dedicated to healthy, plant-based vegan, limited ingredient recipes. Dee holds a BS in Biology/Biochemistry with an emphasis in Immunology. Dee has written two books full of healthy plant-based recipes, including chocolate desserts, snacks, juices and, wellness shots. They are: "Crazy Healthy with 4 Ingredients: Dessert, Breakfast & Snack Vegan Recipes" and "4-Ingredient Smoothies and Juices: 100 Easy Nutritious Recipes for Lifelong Health". Dee is an editor with TheFeedFeed, a crowdsourced digital cooking publication, and has been featured on BuzzFeed, Marie Claire, the Academy of Culinary Nutrition, Well + Good, and Hello Glow.
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    When you eat a ketogenic diet, your body burns more energy from fat as opposed to glucose, which is sugar. So eating a ketogenic diet that's high in healthy fats, such as avocados, olive oil, almonds, is going to create ketones in the body that will help you burn energy, calories and weight. Just keep in mind that the act of moving your body into the keto state can have unhealthy consequences, so you should be monitored by doctor.
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    Are dates good for you? I've been eating them instead of sweets and chocolate and they make me full.
    Patricia Somers, RD, PhD
    Registered Dietitian
    Patricia Somers is a Registered Dietitian and an Associate Professor of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her RD from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 1979 and her PhD in Educational Administration (Higher Education Specialization) from the University of New Orleans. She received an Emerging Scholar Award from the American Association of University Women and the Faculty Excellence Award in Research from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
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    Dates are a much better choice than sweets and chocolate, and they contain several vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
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    How do I start losing weight as a chubby 13 year old?
    Patricia Somers, RD, PhD
    Registered Dietitian
    Patricia Somers is a Registered Dietitian and an Associate Professor of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her RD from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 1979 and her PhD in Educational Administration (Higher Education Specialization) from the University of New Orleans. She received an Emerging Scholar Award from the American Association of University Women and the Faculty Excellence Award in Research from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
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    Sorry, you are too young to go on a diet unless you are under medical supervision. You are still growing and need those calories! Try cutting out the obvious empty calories from soft drinks, and do some fun exercise every day.
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