Monday, July 30, 2012

The latest studies on The Mediterranean Diet

By Pamella Rodriguez


Perhaps the most dangerous trend in the United States as it relates to the eating habits of the American people is the fact that most diets tell you to either starve yourself of tube-feed yourself with some form of chemical supplement, power bar or special pill. Whole foods and nutrition aren't even considered, because most people don't want to spend the time to cook.

The United States is a world leader in one thing: obesity. The CDC states that 72% of the population is overweight, with 34% of those numbers being termed "morbidly obese". And out of those who are considered obese (dangerously overweight), only about 6% have a genetic excuse. The rest are simply overweight and fat because they don't care about their diet or have zero clue how to care for themselves.

Furthermore, the latest study from The Medical Research Council's Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge states that roughly 40% of those six per cent who are obese could actually stop being fat simply by incorporating a regular exercise routine along with cutting down on their food consumption through a whole foods eating plan such as The Mediterranean Diet.

It's fairly staggering in its scope, considering for years there have been thousands of obese people who claim they have no option other than to be fat. The reality is that out of the six percent of the population who are morbidly obese, only around half of them are that way because of their genes. The rest of them could easily be shedding weight through regular fitness and whole foods such as with The Mediterranean Diet.

Working out isn't difficult. In fact, most experts agree that the hardest part of weight loss isn't the associated workouts, but the actual controlling of the diet. All medical experts agree that it's only 30% fitness in any case; 70% of the benefits you get from any healthy lifestyle changes are related purely to the diet and the food you take. It's all about getting out what you put in, and if you put garbage into your body you are going to get garbage out.

There's no doubt that regular exercise is important, but nutrition still beats the pants off of a workout routine. Which is why The Mediterranean Diet is so superior in terms of whole foods and raw nutrition, because there isn't a diet plan on the planet which comes close to having as much total, raw nutrition as you get from eating roughly 80% fruits and vegetables and zero processed and synthetic power bars and protein shakes. If it's all about getting out what you put in, this is the ultimate healthy lifestyle choice for overweight and obese people.




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