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Nearly everybody wants to live longer, and more and more people now begin to understand the benefits of healthy eating and the role a healthy diet plays in living a longer healthier life. Eating a healthy diet is the foundation of good health, and coupled with exercise plays a major role in living longer and reducing your susceptibility to disease.

Eating a balanced diet is important for maintaining a healthy body weight while at the same time helping to reduce your risk of suffering from diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis, especially if you are genetically predisposed to these diseases. Your chances of suffering heart disease in particular are considerably reduced if your diet helps reduce the amount of LDL cholesterol while maintaining adequate levels of HDL cholesterol.

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The Top Eight Reasons Why Alcohol Can Make You Fat

There has been a good amount of research over the last few years about the benefits of red wine and safe limits for alcohol consumption, but what about alcohol when you’re trying to diet? The truth may be surprising to you.

Drinking alcohol, whether in the form of wine, liquor, or beer, can negatively affect weight loss. People who try to find the best diet but also drink alcohol have a harder time losing weight than those who do not drink at all. Here are some facts:

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“In just two decades, the prevalence of overweight doubled for U.S. children ages 6 to 11 — and tripled for American teenagers. The annual National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that about one-third of U.S. children are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. In total, about 25 million U.S. children and adolescents are overweight or nearly overweight.”—Mayo Clinic June 4, 2007
“Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start kids on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as…” —Mayo Clinic June 4, 2007
Diabetes – Type 2
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Cancer!
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Parents, you truly are the key component to controlling your child’s obesity.
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Give your child a great example.
Children automatically have a fine tuned hypocrite meter, so if you are not doing as you say, they won’t do as you say.

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~~~”Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds.” - JoJo Jensen, Dirt Farmer Wisdom~~~

1. Quality sleep is going to make changing your diet an easier process. One thing you should keep in mind is that digestion can interrupt deep sleep. Heavy meals late in the day can make you sleepy, but they can also keep you from getting the quality of sleep you need. The same is true of alcohol. You should avoid snacks before bedtime of grains and sugars. This will raise blood sugar and inhibit sleep. When blood sugar levels drop later in your sleep, you can awaken and not easily fall back to sleep.

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Obesity is a sickness characterized by being overweight or having excess fat in the body. It can affect any person at any age and gender. It is mainly measured through the body mass index (BMI), or the proportion of one’s weight to his height.

A severe and more serious form of obesity is morbid obesity. Morbidly obese individuals are those who are 100 lbs. overweight and have a BMI of over 40. If left untreated, obesity can cause serious health risks like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Difficulty in motor movements and breathing are also common among obese people.

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It’s not too late to start losing weight. Read on for our top ten tips on how you can attend all of those celebrations, enjoy your favorite Christmas treats and enjoy yourself - and still lose weight!

1. Don’t cut out all the food you enjoy. Switch to lower-fat alternatives or smaller versions. Use an olive oil spray for frying. Cut the visible fat off steak and grill it instead of frying. Choose low fat cheese, sunflower spread instead of butter, skimmed milk. If you crave chocolate go for treat-size not king-size. When eating out you’ll find that many restaurants now point out the healthy options in their menus. You can also help yourself - don’t use the butter pat that comes with your jacket potato. Order salad but ask them to hold the mayonnaise dressing. Decline the Parmesan cheese to top your pasta. Choose fruit juice mixers instead of soda.

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Many people suffer from food intolerances which are different from actual food allergies but can drastically affect health and vitality. People don’t realize that a severe reaction to a food, known as Coeliac disease, is not the only type of food intolerance. Reactions caused by food intolerances may be more subtle and worsen over time. You may not even be aware that your health is far from optimal.

Symptoms of food intolerances include - sluggishness, fatigue, migraines, gastrointestinal problems especially diarrhea, inflammation & swelling.

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