Do it yourself instead of being toughTo exclude something from their diet, positive eating adherents act by the method of inclusion: they simply try to consume as much fresh, organic and delicious food as possible, prepared at home with their own hands. For the first time since 1985, according to the research company. NPD Group, so few Americans. At the peak of the weight loss fever in 1990, 39% of women and 29% of men scrupulously counted calories. Today the numbers are much lower - 26% and 16%, respectively. Everyone else has retrained into gourmets and are trying to choose quality over quantity: in the diet of the average US resident, greens, fruits and vegetables of the season, berries, nuts, olive oil, whole grain breads have been added. friends on them. Nutritionists no longer recommend dividing food into protein, fat and carbohydrates, because low-calorie snacks and sugar-free soda have not helped stop the obesity epidemic. In the foreground were the chefs - adherents of the slow food movement and healthy eating. On television and on the Internet, they teach how to use the imagination and cook - simple, fast and delicious. According to a poll by the same NPD Group, 53% of Americans have started to create more in the kitchen than six months ago. The most interesting thing is that the principles of "positive eating" really help you lose weight. Last year, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published an experiment involving 97 obese women. All of them avoided high-fat meals during the year, while some increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables. As a result, the latter managed to lose 10 kg more. According to the materials of HealthNews and The New York Times.
