dieting is a failure

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\r\n \r\n Just avoid products with high-fructose corn syrup. Its proven HFCS gives you relentless cravings for sugary foods and more HFCS just as cigarettes gives you cravings for more cigarettes. Nearly every beverage has it but for unsweetened teas and specialty drinks -' + '- but these specialty drinks are not carried at your local supermarket.
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\nMany health professionals believe HFCS alone is the cause for widespread obesity today and that eliminating HFCS products from your diet will cause you to lose most of your body fat -' + '- no drugs or diets needed!\r\n

[DEvanHall]

\r\n \r\n Totally agree. HFCS and most sugar additives are leading to all kinds of problems. That and the overuse of antibiotics leading to an overabundance of candida in our stomachs as good bacteria are destroyed, leading to leaky gut syndrome and all kinds of other problems such as allergies and there have even been links to autism. But dieting does work (at least I think so ... I\'ve lost 25 lbs. in the past 6 months and am still losing) .... one can\'t just stop eating or lower calorie count. One has to develop a lifestyle whereby calorie intake is lowered permanently, meals are healthier overall, and the regimen stays consistent. So much easier to put on weight than it is to take it off. I\'ll go a whole week eating healthy and lose a pound or two and then one day splurge and gain three pounds. It\'s crazy but the regimen must stay consistent and cheating can\'t happen much at all. Also exercise is very important because it changes metabolism and helps the body burn calories more efficiently.\r\n

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\r\n \r\n I don\'t really consider that a diet. A diet is something where you eat a certain way for a few weeks, lose a few pounds, and go back to abusing your body. What you describe is a shift to a healthy lifestyle. That is what really works. It very sound to eat healthy 6 days a week and go ahead and eat what you want on one day. You don\'t feel deprived and you get yourself healthy. Exercise is absolutely required if you want to be healthy. No exercise is a ticking time bomb. And I still hold firm that you have to avoid HFCS - it\'s in nearly every drink except for, I\'ve found, unsweet tea and the Simply brand Lemonade/Limeade, and of course bottled spring water. You can get used to drinking bottled water with your meals pretty quickly. Then you are actually tasting your meal. Healthy meals suddenly have much more flavor because they don\'t have to compete with your beverage.\r\n

[d0ug]

More that $60 billion is spent each year on diet and weight loss products in the U.S.A. [marketdata report]
Up to two-thirds of those on a diet regain more weight then when they started �University of California Los Angeles
The average American consumes more than 150 pounds of sugar and sweeteners each year. � US Department of Agriculture.
Why is dieting not working is the medical system miss the mark and told everyone this is the way to go. All diets fail unless you get the minerals that your body needs and when that happens diets are not needed because your appetite cravings will disappear and you will eat less and feel satisfied.