In my research for ways to lose weight naturally I came across a paradox. In the last several years Americans have consumed significantly less fat yet Americans have become the most overweight people in the world.
How can this be? More and more nutritionists and health care professionals are coming to the conclusion that the consumers' love affair with the low-fat and no-fat foods is responsible for this paradoxical phenomenon. In other words, Americans consume huge amounts of these low or fat free foods. That has resulted in the general fat reduction. However, the increased consumption of the low or fat free food is believed to be a major factor for the alarming rise of obesity among Americans and a reason for the paradox.
In fat free or low fat foods the "fat" component must be removed or replaced, yet the flavor and the consistency of the product must remain palatable and similar to the natural product. To produce the fat free alternatives, useless carbohydrate additives or chemicals are added to achieve the delectable quality. The caloric equivalents of these altered products are often similar to the natural products and sometimes they even exceed the original number. There are instances where the caloric equivalents are significantly reduced but this is frequently achieved with toxic carbohydrate replacements such as aspartame.
Many of the fat altered products are labeled and/or promoted as healthy alternatives. An unsuspecting consumer who is honestly trying to either lose weight naturally or simply to eat healthy foods believes that these products will help his cause. The "healthy" fat altered foods project a sense of comfort to the consumer who may feel that it is alright to consume a larger quantity. It appears that as a result of this false sense of security, Americans have indeed reduced their intake of fat but are doing it at the expense of their over-consumption of unhealthy carbohydrates.
To lose weight naturally, artificially produced or fat free foods are not suitable for one's diet. On the contrary such foods may jeopardize your efforts to lose weight. If you feel that you absolutely have to use these foods, please make sure that they do not contain sugars as the firsts 5 ingredients listed on the product label. I hope this information will prompt you to re-examine the fat altered foods, remove them from your diet and begin your journey to lose weight naturally and once and for all.
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