When extremists speak about what has caused this obesity and poor health crisis, they ALWAYS point the finger at a single idea or belief. Its the sugar intake, its fats, its salt, its processed foods, its sweeteners, its chemicals, its inflammation and so on. They then go on to speaking about the need to following a particular diet type - Paleo, Clean Eating, Caveman diet or many other diet types of that nature. However the facts of the matter is this. The RESEARCH has shown that obesity & obesity related illness have become far more common in this generation compared to years gone by due to - Overall dietary calorie intake has INCREASED and overall activity has DECREASED. Just to note, before pointing the finger at sugar, fats, processed foods etc, many of our favourite processed foods have been around for over 50 years! Tim Tams, Ice Cream, Chocolate, Confectionary, McDonalds etc have been around for a long time. So while Im not discounting their contribution to the increase in overall calorie intake, the simple point is this this - people have become more reliant on convenience when it comes to food choice as well as simply moving less. On the point of moving less, that is also a massive issue. Having a lower level of fitness and being less active is JUST as much to blame as the increase in calorie intake. Many health issues can be over come by simply having a better level of cardiovascular fitness. But extremists never look at things in context. Its simply a belief based on a misguided ideology, uneducated opinion and hidden agenda. When it comes to health, fitness and body composition not everything is a black or white scenario. There tends to be lots of grey. However, cherry picking on a singular factor or idea, clearly shows that there is little understanding of the full context.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 02:15:43 +0000
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