Dr Priti Nanda SibalFounder - Functional medicine clinic

Exercise leads to weight loss - MYTH or TRUTH?

Name: Exercise leads to weight loss - MYTH or TRUTH?
Uploaded: 2021-05-06T18:41:40+00:00
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Channel: Dr Priti Nanda Sibal
Description: In this short YouTube monologue, Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal debunks the common belief that exercising alone will cause weight loss. She argues that about 80%…

6 May 2021 · 2 min

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In this short YouTube monologue, Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal debunks the common belief that exercising alone will cause weight loss. She argues that about 80% of weight management is determined by diet—what and how much one eats—while only roughly 20% is influenced by exercise. She illustrates her point by noting that despite a rapid increase in gyms across India, obesity rates have continued to rise, indicating that exercise without dietary control is insufficient. The speaker urges viewers to focus on careful eating habits alongside physical activity to achieve a healthier, obesity‑free India.

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I want to talk to you today about a very, very big myth. I am exercising, but I'm not losing weight. I have started going to the gym. I am not able to walk because I have a twisted ankle, and that is the reason my weight is not, you know, decreasing. Have you heard this before? Do you ever think like this? If yes, I want to tell you that you are wrong. Science behind this says that 80% of your weight is about what you put on your plate, and it is just 20% which is exercise. And to prove this, we all are testimony to it. If exercise was the only thing which we had to do for weight loss, in the last few years since gyms have been mushrooming, India would have become less obese than more. And you know the answer. From today, please be cautious about what you put on the plate in addition to how much you walk, And if you walk and talk together, whatever the case, remember, 80% is what you put from your plate into your mouth and then digest it or not. Happy times, obese-free India!