Fighting obesity with The Mediterranean Diet
by Pamella Rodriguez
The most dangerous habit the vast majority of American people have in regards to their morbidly overweight selves is that their typical way of eating revolves around starving themselves or relying solely on some form of supplemental bar or protein powder or magical diet pill. Almost no one thinks about actually preparing and eating natural, whole foods.
As a result, the United States is the world leader in obesity, with the Center for Disease Control estimating that 72% of Americans are overweight or obese. Out of those 72%, an estimated 34% are considered obese to the point of dangerously unhealthy, and out of those 34% only an estimated 6% have an actual genetic reason for being obese. The rest of those are simply fat because they don't know any better, or they just don't care.
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.
The secret weapon in a whole food diet plan is <a href="http://www.themediterraneanlifestyle.com/what-is-the-mediterranean-diet/nectar-of-the-gods/">olive oil</a>, a staple element of <a href="http://www.themediterraneanlifestyle.com/what-is-the-mediterranean-diet/">The Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle</a>.
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