[Good_ol_JR]

Although diet does have a role a lot of it is genetic. As the article states the doctor found that South Asian heart patients had significantly smaller blood vessels which causes insulin and vitamin D deficiency. It also explains why a South Asian can have similar amoung of Visceral fat compared to a Caucasian who is up to 45 lbs heavier. Basically it means that a 180 lbs Indian guy will have greater bodyfat percentage than a 180 lbs guy of another racer.

In short South Asians tend to metabloze more fat and less muscle from nutrients than other groups. Reason I brought this up is that some Latinos of Southern AmerIndian ancesry have the same problem but not quite as severe. The solution to this problem is NOT to eat less because that would lead to less calcium/protein intake, lower muscle/bone density and increase risks of osteoporosis and other illnesses. South Asians are also at increased risk for these problems

The real solution is to eat 6 or if possible 7 small meals a day as opposed to 3 or 4 big meals. By eating smaller meals more frequently you speed up your metabolism and burn more fat. But the meals shouldn't be too small because you want enough protein and calories to get to your muscles

Also working out almost every day is an absolute must, even if you can't go to a gym pushups, situps, jogging, playing sports should be a daily routine. Putting on muscle is a much healtheir way of losing fat than starving yourself, but you have to be disciplined. The largest meal of the day should be a post-workout meal.

Try to eat a little bit of everything but keep fats and oils to minimum. Get plenty of wheat, meat, water, fruits, vegetables, and milk but don't over indulge

Also you burn more calories while sleeping so get a good 7-8 hours of rest, but try to wake up after 5 hours of sleeping and eat a small snack to prevent muscle breakdown before going back to bed. I like to do this at Fajr time and wake up 2 hours later.

And that is JR's add muscle and lose fat diet. I suggest the Mods sticky this thread and everyone else add it to their Favorites/Bookmarks tab. Read this every morning when planning out your day and stay disciplined, because when you make a mistake you mess up the cycle.

I may have just saved most of your little lives w/ this thread so I want rep points