Weight Loss: Why 'Light' Foods Don't End Obesity

A major cause of obesity is the consumption of bread, especially those made with white, refined wheat flour. This is a great enemy to our health, whether in the form of cookies, toast, cakes, pies, or pasta. Soft drinks and sugar-sweetened juices are other poisons.

Twenty years ago, there were 20 million diabetics on the planet; today, this number has increased more than 11-fold, with an absurd 230 million diabetics, expected to reach 350 million by 2025! Diabetes is currently the fourth leading cause of death. We urgently need to change our eating habits, consuming rye bread, whole grains, soy, gluten-free, and low-carb options. Replacing white rice with brown rice, refined wheat flour with other alternatives (nut, rice), and English potatoes with sweet potatoes, are small changes that can have a profound positive impact on health and weight.

Changing breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, and appetizers is necessary to escape this epidemic that concerns public health: obesity and diabetes. It is advisable to eat more protein, greens, salads, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and fruits.

Have you used Whey Protein or protein bars? They are excellent food sources, but be careful to observe, as many brands contain a lot of carbohydrates as well!

Escaping a sedentary lifestyle should be your biggest goal! 30 minutes per day of brisk walking; if you live in an apartment, take the stairs; HITS (High-Intensity Interval Training), swimming, tennis, among other activities you can choose, your mood will improve, it will protect you from cardiovascular diseases (the second leading cause of all deaths), and you will lose weight.

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