Saturday, February 28, 2009

Almost Everyone Can Benefit From A Low Fat Diet

By Haiyan Lai-Heskin

400,000 deaths each year may be attributed to obesity. Studies have shown that obesity and heart disease are inevitably linked. You also have a higher chance of getting diabetes Type 2 when you are obese.

It's not only fashionable to lose your extra pounds - it could save your life. One of the reasons people are encouraged to lose weight, exercise regularly and make wiser food choices is to avoid obesity.

The the three most common causes of death and disablement is heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, and the worst thing about these is that people can go decades without any sign or symptoms until suddenly happens or drop dead.

If you are currently overweight than finding ways to control this will greatly reduce your risk of a severe heart attack. You may diet to lose weight, by eliminating certain foods from your diet, by including others in the right amounts, and by the use of nutritional supplements, you can achieve at least a 50 per cent protection against heart attack.

Butter, eggs, whole milk, cream, meat, fish and poultry fats, and cheese in various combinations is the outstanding fats are being eaten daily in the United States and Europe.

As protein or carbohydrate contain four calories each per gram, that is less half of the amount of calories than these fats which at 9 calories per gram.

By reducing the fat intake will dramatically help you to lose weight. Researchs show that the reduction of fat content in the national diet have many effect on the number of deaths from heart attack.

Strong evidence has shown by pathologists, doctors, and medical researchers that when the arteries were correspondingly high in the degree of damage or destruction by atherosclerosis, the blood cholesterol and fats are high. And when the blood levels of fat were low, the damage to heart and brain was also low.

By following a correct nutritional program, and to follow it consistently, one might almost say religiously, you will achieve the correct poundage and to keep it at that figure. But first you have to make up your mind that you want to do it, and then do it. And then stick to it.

The low-fat way of life can be followed by anyone, anywhere, and it is simple, safe, effective. And it holds great promise for everyone, whether the person has atherosclerosis or not. So Let us "eat to live, not live to eat. - 15683

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