Obesity in America
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Why America Is Obese
Sep 10th
Obesity is a disease that affects more and more Americans every day. There are many things that can contribute to obesity such as overeating, various diseases as well as lack of exercise. However, one of the main reasons why America is obese is due to the fact that people are overeating with the wrong foods.
So-Called Healthy Foods
Most people are taught that meat, dairy, eggs, bread, and cereals are good for you, as they contain many essential nutrients. However, what you may not know is that it all comes down to marketing tactics. I am not saying that these foods do not contain essential ingredients, but, what they fail to tell you is that they are of little use to your body.
Take meat for example, studies have shown that your body does not need all the proteins that are offered in meat. So what does your body do with the extra proteins? It either eliminates them, or they become toxic in your body and thus are stored in fat cells.
A lot of foods that you have been led to believe to be healthy contain a lot of unnatural ingredients such as food additives, preservatives, colorants, hormones, antibiotics and many other substances that are foreign to the body.
Junk Food Cravings
All of these so-called healthy foods can lead to various different nutritional deficiencies. When your body is depleted of nutrients, then it is also depleted of energy. So you reach for the foods that will give you energy fast. These usually are refined and processed sugars that your body can use instantly.
In other words, your body starts to crave for junk foods that offer you a quick boost of energy, but no valuable nutrients. Thus the cycle continues, and the end result is overeating and obesity, and you never get your energy back.
Lack of Exercise
Exercise takes energy. But if the foods that you eat do do supply you with the right nutrients to give you energy, then you won’t feel like exercising. As a result the fat burning process slows down and you begin to gain weight even though you don’t eat that much.
The Cure
The best way that you can overcome and prevent overweight and obesity is by sticking to a clean and healthy diet which consists of lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, nuts and seeds. These foods contain all the nutrients that your body needs so that you can overcome and control food cravings, and maintain your energy levels.
Malnutrition and Obesity
Aug 29th
Obesity is caused by several different factors such as overeating, diseases as well as malnutrition. It may come as a surprise to you that someone who is obese is malnourished, but it is very possible.
The reason behind that is that when your body does not have enough nutrients it craves for food. Usually this is junk food as that will give your body the quickest fix. However, this does not provide your body with proper nutrients, and thus you crave for more, and the cycle continues.
What Causes Malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs when your body does not get enough nutrients so that it can function properly. This could be due to reasons such as poverty, or not choosing a proper diet. It could also be the result of a sickness or disease where the body rejects the food or is unable to absorb the nutrients.
There is little that you can do if you are living in poverty and just cannot afford to buy food, or if you are sick, then you may need to take care of your condition first. However, there is a lot that you can do to choosing a proper diet in order to prevent malnutrition.
Choosing a Proper Diet
The foods you should eat are fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts and seeds. And you should eat these foods raw as much as possible, as cooking destroys many essential nutrients.
They say ‘an apple a day, keeps the doctor away’, but you need much more than just an apple a day. Your body was designed to live off of raw and living foods. Studies have shown that plants can provide you with more usable proteins and other nutrients than any other foods such as meat, dairy and eggs. But most people do not even eat as many fresh fruits and vegetables as recommended by the FDA. As a result the majority of people are malnourished.
Hunger
Your body sends a signal that it is hungry when it needs more nutrients, not when it has eliminated all the foods from the last meal. This means that you can still have food in your stomach from your last meal when it sends the signal. Some of the so-called healthiest foods such as animal proteins can leave you in this state where you just keep craving for more and more before your previous meal has been digested.
Raw and living foods will not leave you in this state, as they are digested quickly and eliminated from the body in less than 24 hours. Therefore in order to prevent yourself from overeating you should stick to a raw food diet as much as possible so that your body will not cause you to overeat on junk foods.
