My empathy goes out to those who are considered to be obese.
But the government should be held fully responsible for this episode, because of the types of foods it allows to be sold and consume.
I think it is these types of foods that are directly responsible for obesity.
These are the foods that should be avoided:
- All low fat spreads and margarines
- All bread not home-made because of the sulphites and emulsifiers
- All manufactured foods, like pies, biscuits, soups, sauces, cakes, puddings, sweets, jams, ice-creams because of the additives.
- All frozen fruit and veg because of sulphites.
- All sea-food and fish from foreign climes as this may have sulphites
- All cooking oils, oil in capsules as a supplement because of additives and preservatives and the refining processes.
- All soups and tinned veg and fruit because of sulphites
- All crisps, crackers because of additives and sulphites
- All finely ground WHITE flours as they contain sulphites
The reason is because all these foods contain additives in particular sulphites, and for example: yeast flavourings (MSG).
Yeast flavourings or MSG encourage the brain and taste sensors to want more of the food.
Sulphites can make you feel nauseous, cause rashes, breathing difficulties and diarrhoea.
While sulphites may not directly cause weight gain, some who feel nauseous tend to eat more starchy food to stop the nausea effect.
The foods to eat for good nutrition without adverse weight gain (unless consuming far too much):
- Fresh local meat
- Fresh local fish
- Fresh prepared home made bread, biscuits, cakes, pies, soups, sauces
- Cold pressed oils like Olive Oil or Rapeseed Oil for cooking
- Butter from grass fed cows
- Milk from grass fed cows
- Locally grown fresh vegetables and fruit
I believe it is the food produced by supermarkets and all the additives and preservatives they contain that are the cause of the obesity problem.
To avoid obesity:
- Eat locally produced, freshly grown foods
- Make your own pies, cakes, biscuits, sauces, soups etc from ingredients you trust.
- Reduce your intake of food to sensible amounts 3 times a day, no snacking in between meals
- Take part in regular exercise