Why Dieters
Can’t Lose Weight
By Richard H. Gravelly, D.C.
Although there has
been much interest in and use of the Atkins diet, the statistics do
not indicate a slimmer and healthier America. On the contrary, the condition
of the American public appears to be worsening by the day. This is not
due to lack of effort on the part of Americans. They spend billions
every year purchasing diet books, diet plans, diet foods, etc. Why then
are they not losing weight? Apart from the fact that many do not hold
firmly to their diets, there are on or two issues rarely covered and
rarely understood regarding the loss of weight.
One of the main issues has
to do with the willingness of the dieter to change his or her diet and
to stay with the diet for the rest of their lives. In order for the
dieter to remain faithful to a diet that will produce a healthier and
lighter American, he or she must refrain from eating most, if not all,
packaged, canned, and bottled foods produced. Except for milk products
which contain no additives, canned and fresh meat (this would include
fish and poultry), non-starchy vegetables and eggs, I cannot think of
anything that one could eat from a regular grocery store and expect
to lose weight.
Another main issue is that
of time. This issue goes to the other two reasons for weight gain among
the majority of Americans in the last ten years. Two items have contributed
to the sudden rise in obesity and diabetes in America. The first one
is food that produces exogenous glucose in the blood stream. This glucose
immediately becomes glucose in the blood; and as it can be used for
the most part, only by muscle tissue, it goes to fat very quickly. This
wouldn’t be such a problem if it were not for the second item-trans-fat.
Trans-fat is found in every
item in the grocery store that contains hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated
fat or oil. It is also to be found in every vegetable oil on your grocery
shelf that is not clearly labeled “no trans-fats”. Trans-fats
imitate cis-fats. Trans-fats replace cis-fats in the walls of the body
cells and make it nearly impossible for the cell to absorb nutrients
or to discharge wastes. Thus it is can be impossible for fat cells which
contain substantial amounts of trans-fats eaten over the years to rid
themselves of fat accumulated over the years.
Is there a solution? Yes.
This is where “time” comes in. The human body, over a period
of seven years will replace all of the materials of which its cells
are made. Thus, for a diet or a change in eating habits to be truly
effective, the dieter must maintain that diet for at least seven years.
Most dieters do not have
the patience to wait seven year to see results. As a result of that
impatience, they fail at their diets. Were dieters to understand what
monumental work they are performing by striving to replace their inefficient
body chemistry for healthy efficient body chemistry they just might
take the time to complete the job.
Good Health!
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