Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Eating the Right Foods

By Cassandra Segoviano

Most people's weight gaining problem is directly related to the poor quality of the food they eat.

That sounds obvious but you need to understand that there is often a good reason why some people feel the need to consume larger quantities of food than others and in doing so become overweight.

Consuming foods with low nutritional value will not supply you with the energy you need. Nor will they satisfy your appetite so you will leave wanting more because your nutritional requirements have not been satisfied.

They have left you feeling hungry and it is human nature to eat more food until that hunger goes away.

Excessive weight gain is brought on by eating foods that don't meet your nutritional requirements. Eating the right foods, will satisfy your nutritional needs thereby reducing your need to eat more and that will ensure that you wouldn't gain excess weight.

You can understand now why fast foods are responsible for the high incidence of weight problems due to the simple fact that they aren't delivering the essential nutrients that the body needs.

By making some simple changes to the foods that we eat and replacing those foods that are low in nutrition with more appropriate foods for healthy living it becomes a lot easier to maintain a good bodyweight without having the burden of hunger to contend with.

The problem with most diets is the fact that they are just too hard to maintain for any amount of time and this shouldn't be the situation as hunger is not supposed to be a part of a balanced lifestyle.

Good food in good quantities will help you to maintain a healthy bodyweight and you will feel satisfied after your meals. - 17943

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