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Friday, December 4, 2015

Minimizing Portion Sizes Could Beat Obesity

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.9 billion people aged 18 and older were overweight in the year 2014 alone, and over 600 million of them were obese. This was twice the number of cases back in the 1980s.

One major culprit is the boom of various fast and processed foods. These foods contain a lot of harmful additives, such as added salt, fats and flavors, that undoubtedly contribute to weight gain.

This led to a study by researchers from Cambridge and Oxford university, in which they have found that a change in portion sizes could beat obesity. Read more in this report by Ben Spencer on Daily Mail:

‘Take portion sizes back to the 1950s to beat obesity,’ say scientists who warn servings have ballooned

Families should eat as they did in the 1950s to avoid obesity, according to report on modern diets.
Portion sizes have ballooned in the last few decades – with people filling their plates to the brim and cleaning them of every last morsel. Read more…

If minimizing portion sizes could beat obesity, how sure are we that people won’t order double? After all, pizza will always be pizza, right? There are people who are willing to spend a lot just to eat that little piece of heaven.

But there’s always a hope. Obesity is highly preventable, anyway.

You may want to opt for healthier foods like fruits and vegetables. Exercising or increasing your daily activities for at least an hour will help fight off unwanted weight gain. And of course, tobacco and alcohol consumption must be reduced.

Since anyone is at risk, it’s better for parents to feed their kids with healthier products. In 2013, there are about 42 million children aged 5 and below who are either overweight or obese. So always encourage them to eat their greens!

Obesity can result to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and some types of cancers. Don’t wait until you’re suffering from these chronic diseases before you change your lifestyle.

Image Credit: ‘Take portion sizes back to the 1950s to beat obesity,’ say scientists who warn servings have ballooned – Daily Mail

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