• Weight Management
• Women's Wellbeing
• Men's Wellbeing
• Heart Health
• Digestive Balance
• Sustained Energy
• Healthy Snacking

Weight Management

Bürgen® Wholemeal & Seeds Bread

In order to lose weight you need to reduce your energy intake (the amount of food you consume) as well as increasing your energy output (the amount of activity you do)¹. That is why the basic principles of weight management are based on following a healthy eating plan and exercising regularly.

A sustainable healthy eating plan aims to nourish the body rather than deprive it, and ensure that the foods we consume provide a range of important vitamins and minerals without contributing excessive kilojoules.

A sensible approach to managing your weight is to consume lower GI foods that provide protein – such as Bürgen® Breads.

How might Bürgen® Wholemeal & Seeds Bread help you manage your weight as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle?

Bürgen® Wholemeal & Seeds Bread contains the following (click on each link to learn more about how it contributes to your health and wellbeing):

• Low GI
• Combination of Protein and Fibre for satiety
• Magnesium for energy metabolism
• Iron essential for energy
• Goodness of Wholegrains
• Lower in Carbohydrates*
  * Contains 40% less carbohydrate than standard white bread
• Nutrient Dense, providing a good source of zinc, iron, magnesium and phosphorus

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Bürgen® BMI Calculator

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults.

BMI is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m2). For example, an adult who weighs 70kg and whose height is 1.75m will have a BMI of 22.9.

BMI = 70 (kg) / 1.752 (m2) = 22.9

The BMI is meant to broadly categorise populations for purely statistical purposes; however its accuracy in relation to actual levels of body fat can be easily distorted by such factors as fitness level, bone structure, gender, and ethnicity. It can also be distorted based on a person's muscle mass, because muscle weighs more than fat.

Human bodies rank along the index from around 15 (underweight) to over 40 (obese).

* Source: World Health Organisation website.

Waist Circumference

Another way to check your weight is to measure your waist circumference, using a tape measure. This is a simple method to determine if you have a lot of fat stored around your middle. People who have a lot of fat around the middle are at increased risk of adverse health.
You are at increased risk of adverse health if your waist measurement is:
      Women       Greater than 80cm
      Men            Greater than 94cm

¹ Ello-Martin et al 2005. The influence of food portion size and energy density on energy intake:implications for weight management. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 82 (suppl):236S-41S.