Originally published September 28 2005
More than a billion people are overweight worldwide, WHO reports
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
World Health Organization numbers report that there are now more than 1 billion people overweight worldwide, and weightoftheevidence.com reports if the trend continues, the number could reach 1.5 million by 2015.
"The sheer magnitude of the overweight and obesity problem is staggering," WHO Assistant Director-General of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health Catherine Le-Gal�s Camus said in the warning, issued ahead World Heart Day on 25 September.
Throught the above article, a number of statistics were presented and the rising rates of obesity were stated as being caused by a global shift in diet towards increased energy, fat, salt and sugar intake, and a trend towards decreased physical activity due to the sedentary nature of modern work and transportation, and increasing urbanisation.
More of the same "calories in calories out" explanation.
If you look at the data, the situation isn't simply we're moving less while eating the same.
The vast majority of humans, around the world, could be said to be part of the "middle population" - those who, until recently, always maintained a weight within a normal range in conditions other than famine.
Over the last thirty odd years, the focus of the medical and scientific communities and public policy makers has remained "calories in calories out" and "eat less and move more."
What is the likelihood that one billion people don't understand "eat less calories and/or move more"?
With that in mind, I contend that it is not simply the calories, but the type of calories that are far more important in the equation.
It took a radical change in my diet, from one that was heavy with starches and carbohydrates to one that was rich with nutrients but much lower in carbohydrates to effectively enable weight loss and maintenance of that weight loss.
Is there one formula of how many servings each day of vegetables, fruits, meats, nuts & seeds, legumes and fats that will work for everyone?
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