You are WHAT you Eat !

Getting obese lately without any apparant reason, it's time you take notice of your food habits. You may be consuming the same quantity of food everyday for years but suddenly it seems that your clothes don't fit you anymore.

You not only need to know what you eat, but how to eat as well. Let's divide our food in three groups- PROTEINS, FATS, CARBOHYDRATES.

PROTEINS are the building blocks for our body. They repair tissue damage caused by physical activity. They provide us the strength we need to perform any physical activity and gives us endurance in the long run. Most importantly, protein helps us burn fat.

Sources

• Soyabean
• Milk
• Egg
• Red meat ( better to avoid as fat content is too high )

Soyabean contains lecithin which helps evenly distribute the fat throughout the body and at the same time lowers the risks of coronary heart disease.

Deficiency causes a wide range of problems including obesity. It causes the Basal Metabolic Rate or BMR to fall down and thus slows down the body resulting in fat accumulation. Diabetes of any type has been often related with protein deficiency but the worst part is that the diagnosis comes very late. You never assume that something is wrong with you. People just go on with their daily life without bothering about the bulge in the stomach.

FATS are just like sharks. They are the wrong guys to be convicted. They hardly do anything wrong but just like sharks, they are insanely abused to the level that they end up making you look insane.

There are good fats and there are bad fats. Fats from peanuts, olive oil, etc. are good. They actually help you regulate the fat in your body. Harmful ones are those which comes from the backyard of fast-food makers. Cutting it straight, avoid them!

Avoiding hydrogenated oils is a good idea.

A BIG FAT LIE==== Manufacturers have labelled them as healthy and claim to contain a high amount of Omega 3 fatty acids which reduces risks of heart ailments.

THE TRUTH====== It also contains a high amount of omega 6 fatty acids which are equally harmful to us. They cause inflammation.

A balance must be maintained between the two fatty acids, but hydrogenated oils are far from being normal. They are silent killers in disguise. So, what to eat? You can alternatively switch over to mustard oil or olive oil (very expensive). Pure mustard oil is quite safe untill don't abuse it. What I mean is reduced usage.

CARBOHYDRATES- Here comes the real villain ! Unfortunately, they top the list on our food chart. Rice and wheat are the primary sources of carbohydrates. Good in the sense that it is the only thing the brain needs to work efficiently. In other words, it is brain food. It also acts as the primary source of energy. Downside is that we consume carbohydrates thrice more than necessary and thereafter, it takes pride in making you look like a gas balloon.

If taken in moderate quantities, it proves beneficial but when it continues being excessive, it causes insulin resistence.



Balanced Diet is the strategy to fight obesity. The ratio of protein, fats and carbohydrates should be 60 : 20 : 20 to maintain and build a better body that draws attention and elevates your ego!