The 2 fattening foods that I'm going to talk about in this article may
actually shock you... most people falsely believe these 2 foods are
"healthy".  In all of my years working as a Certified Nutrition
Specialist, this usually surprises people when I mention they should
consider eliminating these foods from their diet.

Everybody these days knows how bad trans fats and high fructose corn
syrup are for you, so I figured I'd spare you yet another lecture on
those... Instead, read on to see a couple foods that may shock you
that they may be packing on the blubber.

The first type of food that is often falsely believed to be healthy is
wheat products... this includes most breads, cereals, bagels, muffins,
pasta, crackers, and so on.  And yes, I am including "whole wheat" in
the category of this fattening food.

First of all, a large percentage of the population has some degree of
intolerance to the gluten in wheat and some other grains. Full blown
celiacs are the most sensitive to it, but what most people don't
realize is that the majority of the population was never meant to eat
large quantities of wheat.  The human digestive system has never
adapted to large amounts of wheat in the diet.

The introduction of wheat into the human diet has only been in the
last couple thousand years, and it has NEVER been in such large
quantities in the human diet until the last 80-100 years.  This is a
small time frame compared to the traditional diet that the human
digestive system developed over several hundred thousand years eating
a hunter-gatherer diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

From my experience with many of my clients, when they heed my advice
and eliminate wheat from their diet for 2-3 weeks to see if they start
to lose weight and feel better, this almost always makes a HUGE
difference.  Many times, they not only start losing body fat much
faster, but they also finally get rid of headaches and indigestion
that has plagued them for years.  Sometimes even skin problems go away
when eliminating wheat from the diet.

The 2nd example of the worst fattening foods that shocks many people
because it is thought to be "healthy" is -- fruit juice.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not an anti-carb advocate per se... I actually
think most fruits are VERY healthy for us. However, we were NOT meant
to separate the juice from the rest of the fruit and only drink the
high calorie sugary mixture and leave behind the fiber and other
beneficial components of the fruit.

When you only drink the juice of fruits (apple juice and orange juice
being 2 of the worst culprits in the western diet), you are not
getting the appetite satisfying effect of the fiber in the fruit, and
you're left craving more carbs.  Also, the fiber in whole fruit helps
to slow the blood sugar response when eating whole fruit compared to
fruit juice.

Bottom line... overconsuming fruit juices makes you fat.  On the other
hand, eating whole fruits including all of the fiber helps you
maintain a healthy balanced diet and high nutrient density (as long as
the rest of your diet is whole unprocessed foods as well).

If you want the REAL truth on eating strategically for permanent fat
loss, read these 5 tips for Losing Body Fat the smart and effective
way.

Enjoy, and good luck with your nutrition endeavors!

Mike Geary -
Certified Nutrition Specialist,
Certified Personal Trainer,

Author of the world-wide best-seller: The Truth about Six Pack Abs

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