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Over and over you've heard the same advice: Change your
lifestyle to prevent heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and a host of life threatening
diseases.
Why do all these problems have the same solution?
Because a
diet of whole-foods, very low in fat, salt, sugar, and cholesterol is not a gimmick or fad.
It's the diet your body was designed for!
It's no surprise: the same diet that keeps your arteries clean
and reduces the risk of cancer, also helps you to lose weight, to
reverse much of diabetes, to
lower cholesterol and
blood pressure and to lessen angina -- and it will help you to keep the weight off.
A gram of fat contains more than twice the calories of an equal
gram of protein or starch.
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Calories Per Gram |
| Fat |
9 |
| Alcohol |
7 |
| Sugar |
4 |
| Starch |
4 |
| Protein |
4 |
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Esau's Pottage
(Genesis 25:34) 1/3 c. brown rice
4 c. water
1 c. sauteed onion
1 c. lentils
herbs to taste: marjoram, thyme, Mrs. Dash Add
ingredients to Crock pot and cook until tender. Add herbs shortly before serving.
Garnish with parsley and slices of red bell pepper. |
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Your Challenge
You don't have to eat less to control or cut calories.
If you choose foods high in fiber as found in unrefined complex carbohydrates and low in fat, you can actually eat
more than ever and still lose weight. Foods high in fiber as found in unrefined complex carbohydrates are whole
grains, like brown rice and whole multi-grain breads, tubers like yams and potatoes (but without the
toppings), and beans and peas.
Your challenge is to check the labels when you go
shopping. See how much fat, sugar, starch, fiber, and protein the foods you buy actually contain.
Choose foods that are high in unrefined complex carbohydrates and low in calorie-dense fats. If you
eat products that contain most of their weight in fat and sugar, you will become obese.
Our courses and materials give you more background on eating properly. Contact
CHIP to learn about the
10
basic habits to avoid obesity.
"Be Healthy by Choice, Not by Chance!".
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