EDITORIAL HEAVY MESSAGE EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE IS ONLY REAL FAT-BUSTER.A new study says American women are eating more chocolate chip-cookies and pasta Alfredo than they used to, resulting in a supersized version of the average female. No kidding. We need a study to tell us that? It's no secret that our diets are laden with unhealthy foods unhealthy food Any food that is not regarded as being conducive to maintaining health; UFs include fats, in particular of animal origin, 'fast' foods–low in fiber and vitamins; 'junk food'–eg, potato and corn chips, pretzels, crackers–high in salt and that we are an obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat nation obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with Atkins and South Beach, low-carbs and no-carbs. But it's no secret what the best solution is: A balanced diet balanced diet n. A diet that furnishes in proper proportions all of the nutrients necessary for adequate nutrition. balanced diet , exercise and a good night's rest. It's not complicated, but obviously it's not so easy, either. We live demanding, stress-filled lives and spend billions of dollars a year searching for miracle diets, pills or cure-alls that we hope will somehow transform us into healthy people. No miracle or study will ever work. And we don't need new studies to tell us what people have known. Of course, it's easier to talk about the good life than to live it. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion