Vegetarian menu choices are available in each of our Dining Centers. The Nutri-Choice program is designed to encourage weight management.
Our registered dietitian is available for counseling students on medically prescribed
diets, nutrition questions and assistance with other dietary needs.
Appointments can be arranged through the office of Dining Services (231) 591-2210.
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Nuts and Bolts of Weightloss
What really counts for long-term weight control is overall energy balance.
If you consume more energy than your body burns during the day, you will end up with increased energy stores or body fat at the end of that day. Keep this up for a long time and your resulting body fat stores will become obvious.
By contrast, if you consume less energy than you burn during the day, your body will be forced to tap into its stored energy reserves. Energy is stored primarily as fat, over time this stored energy will have to be used to make up for the energy deficit, and you will lose body fat.
A high-carbohydrate, high-fiber diet with a low calorie density allows people to eat fewer calories over a whole day without chronic hunger.
Getting more satiety per calorie, coupled with regular exercise, is the only way to lose weight and keep it off without ending up with an ongoing conflict between your willpower and your hunger drive. Such conflicts generally lead to the regain of lost energy stores (mostly fat) and irrational eating patterns or eating disorders.
