THE G.I. FACTOR: WHY IS BEING OVERWEIGHT A PROBLEM ANYWAY?
If you are overweight you are at increased risk of a range of health problems. Among these are heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gout, gallstones, sleep apnoea (snoring) and arthritis. Along with this list of physical side effects of being overweight, there are an equal number of emotional and psychological problems.
The proportion of overweight people in our society is increasing, despite the expanding weight-loss industry and an ever increasing range of ‘diet’ or ‘lite’ foods. It is clear that the answer to preventing people from becoming overweight is not a simple one. Nor is losing weight easy to do. The G.I. factor can make it easier, however. It tells you which foods satisfy hunger for longer and are the least likely to make you fat. When you use the G.I. factor as the basis for your food choices:
• there is no need to overly restrict your food intake,
• there is no need to obsessively count kilojoules,
• there is no need to starve yourself.
Learning which foods your body works best on is what using the G.I. factor is all about.
It is worthwhile taking control over aspects of your lifestyle that have an impact on your weight. You may not create a new body from your efforts, but you will feel better about the body you’ve got. Eating and exercising for your best performance is the aim of the game.
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