You probably have read dozens of books about nutrition and many of them just repeat what you already know. The other day I was reading about nutrition and came upon a statistic that surprised me.
“In Defense of Food”, written by Michael Pollan, is the source of many insights regarding nutrition. He was looking into human eating habits over thousands of years and discovered the extremely diverse human diet. Counting all the different diets from the past thousands of years, there were over 80,000 different species of plants (fungi also) and animals. 3,000 of these plant and animal species were widespread and common to different cultures.
What relation do the 3,000 food species have to the modern western diet? In most western cultures we have access to a wide variety of foods so you might suspect a reasonable percentage of these foods in our current diet. Say 10%,..6%,..3%..? Most people in these cultures consume 67% of their calories from just 3 foods: SOY, CORN, WHEAT.
You could be scratching your scalp about what is the right percentage. How do people determine the right percentage? You are not going to find the answer in Reader’s Digest or Gourmet magazine. Research into good nutrition is based on the diets of our ancestors over tens of thousands of years. It is known that our evolved digestive systems successfully process between 1% and 5% of our caloric intake from corn, soy, and wheat.
You are smart enough to get the message: reduce the amount (percentage) of soy, corn, and wheat products in your diet. Stop believing the food industry myth.
The benefits of adopting this new guideline for your diet are numerous. First, and maybe most important, is not being overweight. Second, but equally important, is that related allergies will go away.
Your health and weight have been on a bumpy ride for years and it’s time to stop this journey to bad health. Get off the “fat train” at the next stop. Leave the multi-billion food industry to fools and start putting your good health first.
An example of what you are leaving behind are high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), corn oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, refined wheat flour, maltodextrin, wheat starch. Saying goodbye to mono and diglycerides and many more food additives that are damaging to your digestive system.
If you are already diet conscious, you already know the major examples of poor nutrition. Soda, for example, and other sweetened drinks are loaded with HFCS. Lots of calories from just the corn derivative. Some of the dressings and marinades that flavor the foods have too much belly-fattening HFCS. Breads, pies, cookies, and baked goods in general contain too much soy, wheat, or corn derivative products.
Eating processed food has become a habit and way of life in our culture. We think nothing of eating processed foods that are fried in soybean or corn oil. Those snacks like chips, cookies, candies, taco and burrito wraps taste so good, also habit forming, have a stressful effect on your digestive system. They are unhealthy!
Additionally, the cereals and other highly processed wheat foods may be a large percentage of your overall daily food intake. This eating habit is dangerous to your health. Loading up with these foods will cause blood-sugar spiking and supply your body with nutrient-poor calories. You may have some intolerance to these foods which adds to being unhealthy.
We are just human and of course we give in and sometimes eat cookies, pasta, and even corn chips when dining out. Instead of eliminating these foods, consider these foods as your “cheat meals” and try to do this no more than once per week. You must eliminate sodas and deep fried foods though…they are just TOO devastating to your well being!
If you found this information helpful, share this article with your friends and family on email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, forums, etc. This “bad habit” is one of the MAJOR reasons that we are so unhealthy and overweight as a society. Stop giving into the billion dollar marketing machine that is the corn, soy, and wheat industries! Take control of your OWN health and start down the road to good health and a slim figure.
Viktor Kuhle is a scientist who researches nutrition and fat burning issues. To read more about burning belly fat, get your free report when you visit us. Check out these 5 tips to Get a Flat Stomach.
