A large
part of the debate over health care has been around the high percentage
of both adults and children that are considered to be either overweight
or even obese. This national weight problem is leading to other
problems such as the number of adults suffering from high blood
pressure and dependent on either prescription or over the counter drugs
for health related issues.
As many of the health problems can be tracked to the food choices people make as can be traced back to the quantity of food eaten at each setting. There is a well established link between eating too much "fast food" and obesity because of the high fat and calorie content that most fast foods contain. In this case there is no mystery about what causes obesity; eating your fill of fast foods several times a week and not exercising enough is more than enough to put on extra pounds.
Overall our western diet contains much too much red meat, starch, and carbohydrates. Many nutritionists and dietitians point to the makeup of the average western diet as a primary cause of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
On the other hand, while there are certain health risks associated with eating a vegetarian or "fruitarian" (someone who eats only fruit) diet obesity isn't one of them. In fact, people who eat only vegetables or only fruit, as a rule experience many fewer health problems than does the general population.
So should we all stop eating meat, starch, and dairy? That is the wrong question because experience shows that most of us are not willing to restrict our diets to that extent. The right question is can we moderate our diets and not load up on steak and potatoes and exclude on the fruits and vegetables. For long term health, both veggies and fruit must have a regular place at your table as well.
By lightening up on the heavy meat and starch and including foods like fruits and vegetables along with other foods such as whole grains you provide the body with a more complete menu of vitamins and nutrients which, in turn, promotes good health and makes weight loss easier.
The most successful weight loss programs are the ones promoted by organizations such as "Weight Watchers" and others. This is because they promote a diet as being as much a change in lifestyle as way to lose weight quickly. These programs are designed to lose weight gradually. The benefit of slower, more gradual weight loss over the so called "miracle" diets is that the weight lost is much more likely to remain gone. This is much less stressful on your body than losing weight quickly and then regaining it in a month or two.
Take a tip from the most successful diet plans and work on balancing your diet and losing weight naturally and gradually
Fruit and vegetables can easily be added to your diet in a fun and tasty way by including healthy fruit smoothie recipes to your daily meal plans. When made with low fat yogurt or skim milk, or soy milk, either fresh or frozen fruit and a bit of honey they will satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth while delivering a lot of very important nutrients you need and most probably are not getting nearly enough of now.
As many of the health problems can be tracked to the food choices people make as can be traced back to the quantity of food eaten at each setting. There is a well established link between eating too much "fast food" and obesity because of the high fat and calorie content that most fast foods contain. In this case there is no mystery about what causes obesity; eating your fill of fast foods several times a week and not exercising enough is more than enough to put on extra pounds.
Overall our western diet contains much too much red meat, starch, and carbohydrates. Many nutritionists and dietitians point to the makeup of the average western diet as a primary cause of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
On the other hand, while there are certain health risks associated with eating a vegetarian or "fruitarian" (someone who eats only fruit) diet obesity isn't one of them. In fact, people who eat only vegetables or only fruit, as a rule experience many fewer health problems than does the general population.
So should we all stop eating meat, starch, and dairy? That is the wrong question because experience shows that most of us are not willing to restrict our diets to that extent. The right question is can we moderate our diets and not load up on steak and potatoes and exclude on the fruits and vegetables. For long term health, both veggies and fruit must have a regular place at your table as well.
By lightening up on the heavy meat and starch and including foods like fruits and vegetables along with other foods such as whole grains you provide the body with a more complete menu of vitamins and nutrients which, in turn, promotes good health and makes weight loss easier.
The most successful weight loss programs are the ones promoted by organizations such as "Weight Watchers" and others. This is because they promote a diet as being as much a change in lifestyle as way to lose weight quickly. These programs are designed to lose weight gradually. The benefit of slower, more gradual weight loss over the so called "miracle" diets is that the weight lost is much more likely to remain gone. This is much less stressful on your body than losing weight quickly and then regaining it in a month or two.
Take a tip from the most successful diet plans and work on balancing your diet and losing weight naturally and gradually
Fruit and vegetables can easily be added to your diet in a fun and tasty way by including healthy fruit smoothie recipes to your daily meal plans. When made with low fat yogurt or skim milk, or soy milk, either fresh or frozen fruit and a bit of honey they will satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth while delivering a lot of very important nutrients you need and most probably are not getting nearly enough of now.
Stop by Best Fruit Smoothies.com for a great selection of free fruit and vegetable smoothie recipes. We post a new, free, recipe each week day.
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