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- Wellness weekly
- Being active is important, but healthy eating is just as important. You can't stay healthy by eating whatever you want, even if you exercise. Since not every single food that you eat has all the nutrients your body needs, a balanced diet with a variety of foods is important. Your eating habits begin early and are shaped by things like family, food access, and emotions. As a teen, life can get stressful, so it's important to manage stress without relying on food. At the end of the day, making smart choices and thinking about what will help you build healthy habits for life.
- Obesity
- Healthy food
- Obesity happens when someone has too much body fat, usually when their weight is at least 20% more than what’s considered healthy. Since 1985, obesity rates in the U.S. have gone up a lot, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Most of the time it's caused by not being active and eating too many unhealthy foods like junk food, sugary snacks, and fast food. While your genes can play a role, staying active and eating can also make an impact. It's also important to remember that poor nutrition isn't just about overeating, not eating enough can also lead to health problems like anemia, heart issues, and trouble keeping your body temperature normal.
- When picking healthy foods, it’s important to go for ones that are nutrient dense, meaning they’re packed with vitamins and minerals. Things like veggies, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds are great examples. You also want to make sure you're getting the right amount of protein, carbs, and fats in your diet to keep your body fueled and healthy.
- Obesity Issues
- - High blood pressure- Excess cholesterol- Type 2 diabetes- Heart diabetesStroke- Certain cancers - Breathing problems- Sleeping issues
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- Portion
- Stay Way From
- Try to avoid foods with “empty” calories they don’t give your body much nutrition. Soda is a good example, even if it’s low-calorie. Also, stay away from foods high in trans fats and saturated fats, like fast food, chips, fatty meats, and whole milk. Watch out for high fructose corn syrup, a super sweet ingredient found in soda, candy, and some cereals. It can raise your blood sugar fast and is linked to health problems like diabetes.
- Portion distortion is when food portions in packaged meals are bigger than what people actually need. This makes it a lot easy to eat more without realizing it. That’s why it’s important to check food labels and know what a real serving looks like. For example, 3 ounces of chicken is about the size of a deck of cards. Unhealthy food is also super easy to find whether it’s at stores, vending machines, or events like fairs. Even though there are more healthy options out there now, it can still be hard to find them, especially when eating out.
- ADs
- Ads can strongly influence the food choices people make. Companies often promote unhealthy items like sugary cereals, soda, salty snacks, and foods full of additives. Advertising and peer pressure can lead to poor eating habits, which can affect how your body works and even impact your mood and social life.
- Cost affect your food
- One reason people make unhealthy food choices is the cost. A study from BMJ Open looked at food prices from 2000 to 2011 and found that eating healthy only costs about $1.50 more per day—around $550 a year. While that adds up, it’s not as much as most people think. If you want to eat healthier on a budget, it’s possible. Buying protein like chicken or beef when it’s on sale helps, and cheaper options like beans or soy are great too. Healthy dairy can even cost the same or less than the unhealthy kind. And surprisingly, junk food like sweets and snacks were slightly more expensive than healthy options in the study.
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- Fad Diets
- Fad diets are trendy eating plans that promise fast weight loss without exercise. They’re often unbalanced and unhealthy, and while they say you’ll lose fat, you’re usually just losing water weight. Fad diets that restrict certain foods may work for a short period of time. However, the restriction of certain foods makes them difficult to follow and can actually be harmful to your health.
- Risks of Fad Diet
- Examples
- ~Keto - A very low carbohydrate, high fat diet~Raw Food- A diet the band food that have been cooked or processed~Tapeworm - involves swallowing a tapeworm to eat the foods you consume~Atkins- Restricts carbohydrates while emphasizing proteins and fats~Paleo - a diet based on food similar to those that were eaten by cavemen during the paleolithic ear~Grapefruit- Requires that all meals are grapefruit or grapefruit juice, claiming that the fruit contain fat busting enzymes
- -Dehydration -Weakness-Fatigue-Nausea-Headaches-Constipation
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