How to lose weight – You Will Be Surprised by One of The 2 Worst Foods That Make You Fat.

Today everyone wants to know how to lose weight and they realize that trans fats and high fructose corn syrup are not good for you. But I believe you will be shocked when you realize that these two may be packing on the fat.

First is wheat products… many people often mistakenly think that this type of food is healthy. Wheat products include most breads, cereals, bagels, muffins, pasta, crackers, etc. You would want to include “whole wheat” in this category of fattening food.

An initial point to consider is that a considerable percentage of the population is at some level intolerant to the gluten in wheat and some other grains. Those who suffer from full blown celiac disease (also known as coeliac disease) are the most sensitive to it. People do not appreciate is that the majority of the population was never meant to eat large volumes of wheat and wheat products. Our digestive system has not adapted to large amounts of wheat in our diets.

The human digestive system has developed and evolved over several hundred thousand years. Over this time, the primary diet has consisted of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds – what most refer to as a hunter-gatherer diet. On the other hand wheat has come into the human diet over the past two thousand or so years. What is more important is that the large quantities of wheat have been in the past 80-100 years.

Interestingly, it has been observed that when people eliminate wheat products from their diet for 2-3 weeks, they not only start losing body fat more quickly but many no longer have headaches and digestive issues that they have suffered from for years. In some they also notice a change for the better in their skin.

The 2^nd illustration of a food that is one of the worst fattening and really surprises most people is fruit juice.

You say WHAT, how can that be. I have always been told juice is good for you. Well, most fruits are incredibly healthy for you. But what happens when you make fruit juice is that you create a high calorie sugary drink that has lost the most advantageous and important ingredient – fiber!

By drinking the fruit juice your body is left craving more carbohydrates because it is getting the juice but not the satisfaction of fiber needed in our diets. Another important point is that the fiber in the whole fruit helps to slow the blood sugar response in the body when compared to just the juice. As a side note, apple and orange juice are two of the worst examples. Think of the fiber left behind!

The essence to all of this – having too much fruit juice will make you fat. However, if you eat the whole fruit, fiber and all, your diet will be more balanced and rich in high nutrient density. However, you still need to work on the other categories of your nutrition regimen and unprocessed foods.

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