Your Diet – When Eating More Is Better

We all dislike the dreaded word “Diet.” However, the word “Diet” actually refers to what a person eats or drinks during the course of a day. Whether you eat a healthy diet or follow a “see and eat food” diet, your body weight is the result of what and how much you eat and drink. Therefore, to maintain a healthy body and to look good we must follow a healthy Diet Plan.

For a diet to be ideal, it must be nutritionally balanced. It should include a wide variety of foods with enough calories and nutrients to fuel your body. Diet Plan’s work best when they are easy to follow so that one can easily follow it throughout their life. A good diet plays a great role in your health, wellness, and quality of life.

Mismanaging your eating habits can lead to the health problem called obesity. Today people are affected by obesity globally. It is the major cause for diseases like diabetes, heart attack, different types of cancer, osteoarthritis etc. We can minimize the risk of obesity by following a healthy diet. How you choose to fuel your body will play a vital role.

When following a healthy diet, should we eat more or less? As referenced earlier, a healthy diet should be nutritionally balanced and include a wide variety of food. There are many “fad” diets in the market today. These plans generally make unreasonable claims for health benefits or weight loss but usually disappear when the results cannot be proven.

For example, a low carbohydrate diet, sometime referred to as a “low carb” diet increases the proportion of protein and fat in your diet. The low carb diet is recommended to folks who are obese and diabetic, with high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and hypoglycemia. Because a low carb diet limits the intake of carbohydrates. It promotes a decreased amount of insulin production and allows consumption of fat as an energy source.

In contrast, the consumptions of excessive carbohydrates results in weight gain because it allows your body to produce and release high amounts of insulin, resulting in high blood pressure, that damages blood vessels by raising the level of triglycerides which is a fat present in the blood, and it lowers HDL cholesterol level that protects against heart diseases. Following a low carb strategy works well in most cases for weight loss. However, avoiding healthy carbohydrates like fruits, vegetables, beans, and minimally processed foods long-term is not a good idea.

It is better to eat more when you are eating a healthy diet. In fact, a healthy diet will have you eating more instead of less! Not necessarily more food, but more often. You benefit from the nutrients from the four food groups though this will take planning to ensure that you do not overindulge.

 A healthy diet should include foods from the four main food groups. One of the best ways to lose weight is to follow the food pyramid and eat the suggested servings of each food group for your age. This method of healthy eating does require planning and you will need to have a copy of the food pyramid in front of you as you plan your menu for the week.

Planning a weekly menu is a good way to get started and once you do this for several weeks, the kinds and amounts of foods that you should be eating will soon become clear to you. Also, it’s important to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to flush out burned calories and keep your body functioning the way it should.

Eat more healthy foods in your diet to enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Don’t limit your food intake for the sake of a “fad” diet that may or may not be safe or that may not produce the benefits that it claims. Go back to basics. Plan your meals based on the four food groups to lose weight and manage your health, wellness, and quality of life.