Comments on: Diets? No Need! http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/2010/01/05/diets-no-need/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/2010/01/05/diets-no-need/#comment-196 uberVU - social comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:44:32 +0000 http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/?p=444#comment-196 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by RichardHuntley: New Post - Diets? No Need! http://bit.ly/7CkMMD please share : )... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Richard Huntley http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/2010/01/05/diets-no-need/#comment-195 Richard Huntley Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:25:52 +0000 http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/?p=444#comment-195 Hi Raili, Well said! You made some very good clear points. I totally agree with you for eating healthy part, as it does require the right foods along with commitment but that's were the hidden results lie as you know. Thanks for commenting, very interesting read. Take Care, Richard Hi Raili,

Well said! You made some very good clear points. I totally agree with you for eating healthy part, as it does require the right foods along with commitment but that’s were the hidden results lie as you know.

Thanks for commenting, very interesting read.

Take Care,

Richard

]]> By: Raili http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/2010/01/05/diets-no-need/#comment-194 Raili Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:04:04 +0000 http://www.rhmartialfitness.com/blog/?p=444#comment-194 I just wrote a blog post about this yesterday. I think a big part of the problem is all of the misinformation about food. For instance, first fats were bad, and now carbs are bad. Misleading food labeling is pretty much the rule and people don't know how to read nutrition labels. Even reputable brands will claim "healthy" "blah blah blah" on the label but if you read the ingredients it is full of high fructose corn syrup and a million other things you don't need. Now personally (like anything) I don't think high fructose corn syrup is bad in small amounts, but in large amounts it is a very big problem. I think the first step to affective weight loss and living healthy is to cut out pretty much all processed food. The other problem is that there is no regulation whatsoever in the supplement industry (at least in the US). Anyone can mix up some B-vitamins, ginseng, etc and sell it as a "miracle weight loss drug." Some will even go so far as to say that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight while taking their miracle weight loss cure. At least some will suggest cutting calories at the same time. I want the public to see the food industry for what it really is- a big corporation that could care less for healthy food, and the general health of the population. This is already happening somewhat with the public outcry over artificial growth hormones (rBST) and it is starting to happen with GMO foods. Eating healthy is fairly easy but it requires commitment (some cooking), and learning to read ingredient labels. Personally I only purchase things with 5 or less ingredients and then only if I recognize all of the ingredients as being safe. I just wrote a blog post about this yesterday. I think a big part of the problem is all of the misinformation about food. For instance, first fats were bad, and now carbs are bad. Misleading food labeling is pretty much the rule and people don’t know how to read nutrition labels. Even reputable brands will claim “healthy” “blah blah blah” on the label but if you read the ingredients it is full of high fructose corn syrup and a million other things you don’t need. Now personally (like anything) I don’t think high fructose corn syrup is bad in small amounts, but in large amounts it is a very big problem.
I think the first step to affective weight loss and living healthy is to cut out pretty much all processed food.

The other problem is that there is no regulation whatsoever in the supplement industry (at least in the US). Anyone can mix up some B-vitamins, ginseng, etc and sell it as a “miracle weight loss drug.” Some will even go so far as to say that you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight while taking their miracle weight loss cure. At least some will suggest cutting calories at the same time.

I want the public to see the food industry for what it really is- a big corporation that could care less for healthy food, and the general health of the population. This is already happening somewhat with the public outcry over artificial growth hormones (rBST) and it is starting to happen with GMO foods.

Eating healthy is fairly easy but it requires commitment (some cooking), and learning to read ingredient labels. Personally I only purchase things with 5 or less ingredients and then only if I recognize all of the ingredients as being safe.

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