A HEALTHY GUIDE TO EATING

Healthy eating is important for a lot of reasons. Most of us are

already aware of the increasing obesity epidemic in North

America. This is particularly true of the United States in general.

There is even a phrase for the way many Americans eat, and that

is called the SAD diet.

SAD stands for standard American diet, and it refers to a diet low

in vegetables, high in fat and sugar, and lacking in nutrition.

Processed foods are definitely a part of the SAD diet. These are

foods that are easily available and quick to consume and prepare

but have long-lasting negative health effects.

If you do not want to find yourself obese, it is generally

considered a good idea to avoid eating such processed foods and

keep your focus on eating whole grains and fruits and vegetables

and meat that has not been treated with hormones and other

chemicals that can ultimately end up in your body and cause

issues. Unfortunately, in North America, we are given a lot of

options to slack off when it comes to preparing meals.

We have so many things readily available to us, and the amount

of money that you have to spend to buy bad food is far less then

it is to buy good food. It seems strange that it costs more money

to buy organic than it does to buy foods that will ultimately cause

health problems in the long run, but that is the rule of supply and

demand.

Not only that, but processed foods are mass-produced and make

a huge profit because of their convenience. That is why, in many

ways, and obesity epidemic in North America is not particularly

surprising. Nutrition is not number one on the list of companies

that are attempting to cash in on people’s laziness in the kitchen.

However, there are many ways that eating healthy is important,

and good reasons to avoid processed foods and the standard

American diet. For example, if you do not want to be obese, you

should definitely look into the rest of this book for ways to

improve your diet and begin a healthier lifestyle.

Another reason to eat healthy is because you can make yourself

prone to diseases by eating unhealthy foods and by staying on a

standard American diet that is full of fat and sugar. Diabetes is

something that can be developed because of poor eating and can

often times be treated with healthy eating.

Type II diabetes is ultimately something that can be maintained

and controlled with proper eating habits and triggered by poor

eating habits. If you want to avoid these types of difficulties and

complications, you should do your best to be conscientious

about your food choices.

Other diseases can result from poor eating as well. High blood

pressure is common, as well as other chronic diseases.

Osteoporosis is something that can affect many people later in

life because they were not making healthy eating choices earlier

on. You may find yourself suffering from poor bone health,

hypertension, or even heart problems. All of which can be very

demanding on your body and cause major stress that can

ultimately be very dangerous.

If you want to show your family that you care about them, you

should begin making choices now that will help you to stay in

their lives for as long as possible. Poor health is not something

that only affects you. It is also something that affects the people

around you. If they are watching you suffer because of poor

choices that you have made, in a way, that is quite selfish. They

are suffering too. Now, do your best to make the choices that

will be the best not only for yourself, but for your family in the

long run.