jeudi 14 décembre 2017

What You Need To Know About Western Diets And Disease

By Eric Walker


As obesity rates climb in the United States, the rate of chronic illness is climbing as well. The connection between Western diets and disease is as real and undeniable as ever. Apparently, what people are eating is having a significant impact on their overall life qualities and their length of life among many other things. Following are some important facts about the link between the foods that people consume and their overall health.

It is first important to note that people in the west are consuming an inordinate amount of sugar. These individuals are eating a lot of highly processed and refined foods that contain unnecessary additives. This is the primary cause of obesity in the west, as well as diabetes, hypertension, and many other common ailments.

In addition to causing obesity and other weight-related problems, consuming massive amounts of sugar also creates considerable, internal inflammation. Inflammation is a major cause of western disease. People who eat diets that are high in sugar are more likely to deal with arthritis, fungal infections and even cancer as a result.

People in the west are also consuming a considerable amount of corn. Unfortunately, however, rather than eating corn in its fresh and natural state, they are eating byproducts of this produce that are hardly recognizable by the body. This includes things like corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, and maltodextrin among many others.

There are times, however, when dietary concerns are far more related to the foods that people are not eating than the ones that they are actually consuming. People in western countries are not always making an effort to eat heart-healthy fats, whole grains, and multiple servings of fresh produce. This means that the are not experiencing the natural, revitalizing benefits of these goods.

Another important thing to note is that modern food production has had a significant and very negative impact on overall food quality. Soil depletion has lead to a shortage of minerals in cultivated foods. Thus, even when people are doing their best to eat healthily, they are often still missing out on a range of essential nutrients. This is why more people are experiencing significant vitamin, mineral and other nutrient deficiencies.

Diets in developed nations should be significantly higher in nutritional value than the diets in undeveloped nations. The introduction of genetically modified foods and the lack of nutrients in food that has been locally cultivated, however, have raised a number of new and serious health concerns. Americans are undernourished, even as many of them remain overweight. Surprisingly, this has even lead to a number of mental health issues such as chronic anxiety, chronic depression, mood swings, and more. With nutritional deficiencies, emotional distress is often one of the very first and most common symptoms.

Westerners often maintain diets that are largely animal based as well. The best way to fuel the body, however, is by implementing a diet that is largely plant-based. This helps fight internal inflammation, diminish cancer rates, and fuels the body with essential antioxidants and phytonutrients. These nutritional additions actually stave off disease rather than contribute to it, by bolstering the immune system and limiting inflammation.




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