Obesity is a major Health problem all over the world, especially in the affluent class. Fatty food, excess intake of Oil and high-calorie food are the main reasons for this problem. The lack of Physical activity and exercises due to non-availability of time adds to this problem. What patients of Obesity or Overweight persons need to know is what to do and what not to do. A complete Education about calories, Cooking and selection of food can make a huge difference and easily lead to Loss of 10-20 kilograms of weight.

Dr. Bimal Chhajer, MD, is a pioneering cardiologist who has developed the unique calorie counting system for the obese and devised a special cooking method called "Zero oil cooking" with thousands of tasty recipes. This itself is a Revolution in the field of weight Reduction and leads to a bonus i.e prevention and/or reversal of heart disease. In his theory all the foods available can be divided into four categories according to their calories.

This book is an extraordinaiy practical book for losing weight sitting at home without spending thousands of rupees in slimming centres mushrooming all over the country. This will give you so much of Knowledge and tips that without a dietician you can lose weight. There are sixty Dos and Don'ts for the overweight people.

Contents
Section A : GENERAL Knowledge :
I. Obesity - a Condition or a Disease?
II. Classification of Obesity : Where are you?
III. Composition of Our Body
IV. How Obesity Develops?
V. Complications/Hazards of Obesity
VI. Calories-the Unit of Energy in Food
VII. Weight Loss by Cutting Calories in Our Food
VIII. Calorie Requirement of Our Body
IX. Foods that We Eat
X. Saaol's Calorie Counting System
XI. How to Use Saaol's Calorie Counting System
XII. Saaol is a Lifestyle
XIII. Reversing Heart Disease by Saaol
XIV. Weight Loss by Way of Exercise - and Physical Activities
XV. Zero Oil Food - The Most Practical Solution
XVI. The Concept of Zero Oil Cooking
XVII. Avoid Fat Additives
XVIII. Other Preferred Methods of Cooking
IX. Saaol can Help you Gain Weight Also
XX. Mind Control and Stress Management for Weight Reduction
XXI. Yoga for Weight Reduction
XXII. Preksha Meditation for Losing Weight

Section B : DO'S AND DON'TS FOR LOSING WEIGHT :
XXIII. Do's and Don's for Losing Weight

Section C : QUESTIONS & ANSWERS :
XXIV. What is Obesity? :
1. What is Obesity?
2. What are the Types of Obesity?
3. What is Apple and Pear Type Obesity?
4. What is Childhood Obesity?
5. What is the Difference between Obesity and Overweight?
6. What are the Hazards of Obesity?

XXV. Causes of Obesity :
7. What can be the Causes of Obesity?
8. Does Heredity Play a Role in Obesity?
9. Can Intake of Alcohol Lead to Obesity?

XXVI. Obesity and Heart :
10. How does Obesity Affect the Heart?
11. How can Cholesterol Affect the Heart?
12. How can I Lower My Cholesterol Level?
13. What is Polyunsaturated Fat?
14. What is Monounsaturated Fat?
15. What is Saturated Fat?

XXVII. Psychological Aspects of Obesity :
16. What are Psychological and Social Effects of Obesity?
17. What is Anorexia Nervosa?
18. What are the Problems Caused by Anorexia?
19. What is Bulimia?
20. What are the Medical Complications Bulimia?
21. What is Night Eating Syndrome (NES)?
22. What is Stress Induced Eating?
23. How Much Target One Should Keep for Weight Loss?
24. Is Skipping Meals Good for Weight Loss?
25. Will I Feel Weak After Losing Weight?
26. How in One Session of One Hour Somebody can Lose 1 kg?
27. Does Smoking Reduce the Appetite?
28. Does Leaving Smoking Lead to Sudden Increase in Appetite?
29. How to Maintain Weight After Losing?
30. Is Sex Helpful in Losing Weight?
31. Does it Matter Where My Weight is?
32. Who Are Fatter - Men or Women?
33. How Does Meditation Help in Losing Weight?
34. Lack of Work and Boredom Leads to Compulsive Eating, Especially in Ladies. What Leisure Time Activities Can Be Taken to Kill Boredom?

XXVIII. Drugs and Obesity :
35. What are Steroids?
36. What are the Surgical Treatments of Obesity?
37. What is Liposuction?
38. What is Lipectomy?
39. What is Jejunoileal Bypass?
40. Can We Use Appetite-Suppressing Drugs?
41. Will Thyroid Problem Aggravate Obesity?
42. Will Anti - Thyroid Drugs Help in Reducing Weight?
43. Is there a Drug that Can Increase Our Metabolism and Lead to Increased Breakdown of Calories in the Body?
44. Can We Take Fibres as Drugs and Reduce Weight?
45. Do You Think Herbolife is a Good Treatment?
46. Some Ayurvedic/Homeopathic Drugs are Available in the Market for Weight Loss. Would You Allow Them?
47. Should I Take Multivitamin Supplement?

XIX. Investigations :
48. How is Obesity Measured Scientifically?
49. What is Ideal Height-Weight Chart for Adults?
50. What is the Difference Between BMI and Height/Weight Tables?
51. How Do I Determine My Waist - Hip Ratio?
52. How to Calculate Waist - Hip Ratio?
53. Does Obesity Lead to Menstrual Disorders?
54. What is Lipolysis?
55. What is Lipogenesis?
56. What is Thermogenesis?
57. What is Body Fat Analyser?
58. When Dieting, What is the Best Time to Weigh Myself?

XXX. Slimming Centres :
59. What Happens in the Slimming Centres? Why People Lose First and Then Gain Again?
60. Is it So that without any Change in Diet the Slimming Centres Lead to Weight Loss?
61. Why Weight Gain Occurs Again Once We Discontinue the Slimming Centres?
62. How Do the Machines Lead to Weight Loss?
63. What is Mono Diet?
64. What is Fletcherism?

XXXI. Macronutrients :
65. What is Cholesterol?
66. What are Triglycerides?
67. What are Carbohydrates?
68. What is Simple Carbohydrate?
69. What is Complex Carbohydrate?
70. How are Carbohydrates Broken Down in the Gut?
71. What are Proteins?
72. How is Proteins Broken Down in the Gut?
73. What is the Difference Between Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Protein?
74. How are Fats Broken Down in the Gut?
75. How Much Calorie One Gets on Consumption of 1 gm of Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat?
76. What are Visible and Invisible Fat?
77. Give a List of Food Items which have Invisible Fat

XXXII. Micronutrients :
78. What are Antioxidants?
79. What are Foods that are High in Antioxidants?
80. What are Vitamins?
81. How Much Calories One Get on Consumption of 1 Gram of Vitamin and Mineral?
82. If Minerals, Vitamins are Zero Calorie Food them?
83. Why do we Need Them?
84. Is Water Very Essential for us?

XXXIII. Spices :
84. Can I Put Garam Masala in My Vegetable?
85. Can I Consume Red Chillies and Chilli Powder?
86. Can I Use Sambar Masalal
87. Can I Take Tamarind?
88. Can I Use Ginger?
89. Can I Use Asafetida (Hing)?
90. Can I Use Clove (Laung)?
91. Can I Use Pepper?
92. Can We Put Tejpatta (Bay Leaf) in Vegetables?

XXXIV. Drinks :
93. What are Low Calorie Drinks?
94. Can I Take Health Drinks Like Milo, Bournvita Etc.?
95. Can I Take Diet Pepsi or Diet Coke?

XXXV. Nuts and Oil Seeds :
96. Can I Take Dates (Khajoor)?
97. Can I Take Figs (Anjeer)?
98. Can I Take Almonds (Badam)?
99. Can I Take Cashewnut (Kaju)?
100. Can I Take Pista?
101. Can I Take Walnut (Akhrot)?
102. Can I Take Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)?
103. Can I Eat Groundnut?
104. Can Dry Coconut Be Taken?
105. Can I Take Mustard (Sarsori) Seeds?

XXXVI. Obesity and Food :
106. What is "Saaol Oil"?
107. How to Cook Without Oil?
108. Can Silver Paper Be Used for Decoration?
109. Does Fasting Help in Losing Weight?
110. How Does Vegetarianism Help in Losing Weight?
111. How to Avoid Monotony in Food?
112. What to Do if I have Constipation?
113. Which Cooking Oil is Best for Weight Loss?
114. How Many Calories Does a Gulab Jamun have?
115. What Low Fat Content Snacks One Can Take?
116. What Kind of Salad Dressing Can be Used?
117. How Much Water to Be Taken?
118. Which Food Item Can We Take in Salad?
119. Can I Take Chocolates?
120. Can I Take Canned Soups and Juices?
121. Can I Eat Ice Cream?
122. What is the Ideal Time to have Dinner?
123. Can I Use Preservatives?
124. Can I Use Colours in My Food Preparation?
125. Can I Put Essence in My Food?
126. How Can I Know that How Many Calories are Present in My Foods?

XXXVII. Sugars :
127. Can I Take Sugar?
128. Can I Take Jaggery?
129. Can I Take Honey?
130. What is Equal? Is It Safe to Take?
131. Can Saccharine/Sweetex Be Taken Instead of Equal?
132. Are there Any Sweets that I can have?
133. Do Artificial Sweeteners Assist in Weight Loss?

XXXVIII. Accompaniments :
134. Can I Eat Tomato Sauce?
135. Can Obese Take Chutneys?
136. Can I Take Pickle?
137. Can I Take Jam?
138. Can I Take Jellies?

XXXIX. Tea and Coffee :
139. Can I Take Coffee?
140. Can I Drink Tea?

XL. Mode of Cooking :
141. Can Obese People Make Use of Microwave Cooking for Preparing Food?
142. Can One Use Grilling Method for Cooking Food?
143. Can We Make Use of Roasting Method?
144. Can Food Be Prepared by Boiling?
145. Can We Make Use of Steaming?
146. Can We Make Use of Baking?

XLI. Cereals and Pulses :
147. Can I Eat Naan?
148. Can I Eat Bread?
149. Can I Eat Macaroni?
150. Can I Eat Noodles?
151. What is Wheat Bran (Choker)?
152. Can I Take Corn/Makai?
153. What is Brown Bread?
154. What is White Bread?
155. Why Brown Bread is Considered Better than White Bread?
156. Can I Eat Cakes?
157. What is Tofu?
158. Can I Consume Unlimited Amount of Soya Bean?
159. What is Soya Milk?
160. Can I Take Potato?
161. What are the Forms in Which Sprouts can Be Taken?
162. How to Make Sprouts?
163. How the Calories of Chapatti can be Reduced?
164. Can I Take Rice?
165. How Can One Decrease the Calories of the Rice?
166. Is Whole - Wheat Dalia Allowed?
167. Can I Take Germinated Wheat?
168. What is Wheatgrass?
169. Can I Eat Missi Roti? Why Usualy Combination of Cereals and Pulses is Suggested?
170. What is Meant by Cereals and Pulses with Husk?

XLII. Milk and Milk Products :
171. Why Milk is Restricted for Obese People?
172. Can I Take Chenna/Paneer?
173. Can I Take Cheese?
174. What is Toned Milk?
175. What is Double - Toned Milk?
176. What is Skimmed Milk?
177. Can I Take Butter?
178. Can I Take Curd?
179. Can I Take Shrikhand or Yogurt?
180. Can I Take Buttermilk?
181. Can I Drink Lassi?
182. If Non-Veg is Banned and Milk Intake is Restricted, how One Should Make Up for Protein Deficiency?
183. If Milk Intake is Restricted then how to Make Up for the Calcium Requirement?
184. Is Lauki Juice Helpful in Losing Weight?

XLIII. Fruits :
185. What All Fruits Should Be Avoided by those Who are Obese or Overweight?
186. Which is Good - Fresh Fruits of Juice for Losing Weight?
187. Is Peeling of the Fruits a Good Practice?

XLIV. Exercise and Obesity :
188. What are the Various Physical Activities to Lose Weight?
189. How Many Calories are Burnt in Half an Hour of Brisk Walk?
190. Is there any Calorie Expenditure While Sleeping?
191. What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
192. Give a Chart of Calorie Expenditure for Various Activities.
193. Is Swimming Very Good Way to Reduce Weight?
194. Will You Recommend Walking on Treadmill Exercises at Home for Reducing Weight?
195. Does Massage in any form Lead to Reduction of Weight?
196. After Exercises I Feel Very Hungry. What Do I Do at that Time?
197. Are Vibrators Good Way to Lose Weight? Do they Really Help?
198. Can I Do Only Dieting and No Exercises, as I Don't Have Time?
199. Is Sauna Bath Good for Reducing Weight?
200. What is Kayotsarg?
201. What is Preksha Dhyan?

XLV. Nutrient Value of Indian Foods