Do We Eat too much or Move too little?

All weight loss diets are designed starting from the condition that we eat too much

In fact, from here starts the problem with the fact that these diets do not work. Because the truth is not that we eat too much, and that we move too little, say U.S. experts.

Eat less, move more – it is so simple!

“Trying to create general picture created primordial problem. Because, unfortunately, cannot solve the problem if we cannot find the reason for it and according to them, we have taken the right steps, “say team of nutritionists and psychologists quoted by Psychology Today. “Diets do not work because not the nutrition is the root of the problem but the lack of physical activity.”

Weight Loss is not Magic- Just Maths!
Transition to living in cities leads to a dramatic increase in obesity and hence a rapid increase in cases of diabetes and high blood pressure, “City man sits most of the day in the office, do not move enough, not eating less.”
For active people overweight is not a problem, no matter how much they eat. Conducted by American scientists experiment shows that even this type of food a person can increase by 50%, this does not affect its their weight. Of course, those who do not move enough, and eat a lot and quickly and so add pounds.
Physical activity of any kind increases metabolism (even in subsequent periods of rest and relaxation). With good body metabolism characteristic warmth immediately after eating is much more noticeable. This actually means that the body consumes more energy converted from food, rather than as a stock company, ie fat.
Any comparison between the person living in the city and one that works as a field or as a feed to go hunting or fishing shows that first consumes about 2,700 calories a day, and the second – over 3300. The essential difference comes from the amount of calories consumed in the first 600 and second in 1800.

This DRINK Changed the World?
“That’s why moving is the main regulator of weight, regardless of how we eat,” concluded American specialists and provide a typical example of his country – farmers eat very heavy and it mostly with high-calorie foods (like meat), but at the same time they run all day and consume the energy that their food provides. Unlike the inhabitant of the city who spent most of the day in the office.

Source : dailyhealtharticles[dot]com

Celebrate World Vegetarian Day October 1

By Dana Shultz for Diets in Reviews

Vegetarians and those interested in a meat-free diet will have some common ground to stand on this Monday.  October 1 marks World Vegetarian Day, an event founded by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) to raise support and awareness for a vegetarian lifestyle.

The North American Vegetarian Society is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1974. According to their website, the organization has two focuses: To provide a support network for its members, affiliated groups and those who follow a vegetarian diet; and to inform the general public about the benefits vegetarianism provides to  humans, animals and the Earth.

The group seeks to carry out these goals through various means, including a quarterly magazine, spreading their message via a growing body of publications, holding conferences, and providing resources and information to the media and other organizations that may take interest.

World Vegetarian Day was founded in 1977 and received official endorsement by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978. October 1 may be World Vegetarian Day, but it kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month, which seeks to create “a better world because vegetarian diets have proven health benefits, save animals’ lives and help preserve the Earth.”

There are numerous ways to get involved in World Vegetarian Day this Monday, including displaying a free poster provided by NAVS in your community and, of course, eating vegetarian. There is also an opportunity for non-vegetarian eaters to win up to $1,000 if they pledge to go meat free in October. Pledging information is available on the World Vegetarian Day website.

In addition to founding World Vegetarian Day, the NAVS also organizes annual education conferences including the Vegetarian Summerfest, which is open to anyone interested in learning more about vegetarianism. The national event attracts 500-600 people of all ages wanting to know more about a vegetarian diet. Information on the topic is provided via lectures, classes and cooking demonstrations. Lecturers include leading figures in health such as top doctors, dietitians, chefs , authors and social activists. Information about this event can be found at the Vegetarian Summerfest website.

If those around you need more persuasion to try a vegetarian diet, there’s plenty of research backing its benefits. In a study conducted by the German Cancer Research Center, men eating a vegetarian diet were shown to have a 50 percent lower risk of early death, and women saw a 30 percent lower risk. Vegetarians also see lower risks of heart disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, and typically weigh less and have more energy than meat eaters.

Share this convincing information with your circle of friends and family and ask if they’ll pledge to try out a vegetarian diet in October. If they do, their eating habits will not only benefit the environment and their personal health, but also save animals’ lives.

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Gallup Asks Americans if They’re Vegan for the First Time

In a July 2012 Gallup poll, Americans were questioned about whether or not their diets included animal and dairy products, and 2 percent of the population responded that they were vegan. This amounts to about 6 million people in the U.S. alone, an impressive number for the diet’s relatively recent prominence.

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the poll also asked if respondents were vegetarian, and 5 percent (or 15 million) reported positively. This figure is down 1 percent from 2001, however, overall the number of people reporting themselves as vegetarian has remained steady over the past 13 years.

More surprising, perhaps, than the overall numbers of vegetarians or vegans was the self-reported demographics of those choosing a meatless diet. Stereotypes of typical vegetarians seem to have little basis in fact, as nearly all segments of the population reported similar percentages.

Slightly more women (7 percent) than men (3 percent) said they were vegetarian, while vegetarian individuals were more likely to be unmarried (8 percent) than married (3 percent).

Instances of vegetarianism were very similar whether a person considered themselves politically conservative, moderate, or liberal. This was also the case regardless of what level of education they’d completed. Additionally, older Americans were more likely to be vegetarian than younger adults, although the percentages were close.

More than 1,000 Americans were polled by telephone in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In a larger 2008 study conducted by Vegetarian Times and carried out by the Harris Interactive Service Bureau, 3 percent of the population said they followed vegetarian diets. Of those, 0.5 percent considered themselves vegan.

Do these figures mean more people are choosing a diet free of animal products? Perhaps, although polls always have margins of error. More than anything, the questions about the kind of people choosing vegetarianism show us that there is not a characteristic type of person choosing a meatless diet, but people from all walks of life have embraced it.

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