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Healthy eating habits, physical activity are keys to health |
| Date Added: December 04, 2009 02:17:24 PM |
| Author: Roger |
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| You have to live on another planet not to have heard all the clatter about obesity and losing weight. One week, it is the carbs that make you overweight; another week, it is the fats that add kilos. One day, this fantastic dietary supplement will turn your plump profile back to thin, another day, that hyped health drink will perform miracles. According to the National Health, Lung and Blood Institute, approximately 2 of every 3 Americans are obese. Furthermore, corpulence is considered the second principal cause of preventable death in the USA. A diet is commonly the first thing that crosses one's mind when it is time to lose weight. A diet is about changing eating habits. Consumption of food high in vitamins and low in fats and sugar is the primary key to permanent weight loss and well-being. The healthy diet is different from the so-called fad diets that promise great results in no time. Yet, most fad diets are unhealthy, because they mean starvation. The major disadvantage of crash diets is that the body loses a lot of fluids and muscle tissue. These are the two key components that the body needs to burn body fat. If you go on a fad diet, you may witness a substantially large loss of weight at first. As the chemical process of changing food into energy is slowed down, it gets exceedingly hard to lose weight. Hence, most dieters give up. To lose weight permanently, it is necessary to change your eating habits. There is no need to give up your best-loved "comfort foods" in order to eat right. Instead, make them healthier by substituting ingredients. For instance, replace regular sour cream with its fat-free counterpart. Try low-fat ground turkey in place of ground beef in a meatloaf recipe. Fresh fruit or veggies from home, for example, are much healthier than foods from a vending machine. Use smaller dishes to make portions look larger and start a prompt policy. If you are eating out, select smaller portions, share large servings or take leftovers home for the next day. Avoid foods that are rich in calories and low in nutrition, such as candy, fizzy drinks, chips and cookies. Remember that no healthy eating program is effective without physical activity. 30 minutes of walking, at least five times a week, can bring you good results. |