February 18, 2008

How important is Diet and Nutrition?

What effect does your diet have on your body? Is it ruining it?I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but someone had to say it. I can talk about exercise until I am blue in the face, but until you take charge of your diet, it would all be in vain.Today’s statistics show that nearly 60% of the population is currently overweight or obese. While this is shocking, according to a new study reported by WebMD, three out of four US adults will be overweight or obese by the year 2015. That’s 75% of us.Wow, those are some scary numbers. I certainly don’t want to become part of that statistic, and I know you don’t either.So what’s the deal? Why are we getting fatter and fatter? When it is all said and done, it comes back to that dirty little word…diet. The diet of today’s adult is simply out of control. Here’s why:Portions gone wild. It all started in the 1970’s. Restaurants began to increase their portions and as a result the unsuspecting public ate more. The portions are out of control. They have continued to grow, and for the most part, people clear their plates […]

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