Who thinks he is overweight raise your hand. The average woman thinks you are fat even when it is not, but unfortunately it is true that obesity and overweight in Italy increased by 10% from 70 to today.
Globally, the number of overweight people has exceeded that of undernourished people,
then the problem becomes truly global dimensions, so that in Anglo-Saxon world has been created
word "globesity" , global obesity!
We Italians, however, certainly do
exception ... or not? Actually, no: according to the Institute National Statistics Institute (Istat)
an Italian in three is overweight (34.2%), amounting to 20 million adults and one in ten is obese
(9.8%) (2001 data).
may be acceptable to have some 'bacon at 60, but not at 6, but unfortunately instead
even 20% of children between 6 and 17 years are overweight , with a 4% above the threshold of' Obesity!
In most cases the weight of children following the parents ', and this highlights yet again the importance of'
example in family life. Also remember that unfortunately the
overweight in childhood predisposes to obesity and development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in adulthood. This could be a good reason to motivate
many parents to eat better and have a healthier lifestyle. Do not forget that obesity is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and could even predispose to the development of cancer, then surely
is not only a question of aesthetics .
If the statistics are right, the Italians do not know
eat anymore, or maybe the good old Mediterranean diet no longer provides the benefits it has always promised?
Good the first: the Mediterranean diet in our remained only tomatoes, but there is no sign of abundant vegetables, the meals of vegetables, or bread and onion, or fish, you pay their weight in gold remain
pasta and pizza, economic and fast and calorie compared to our modern laziness.
Power too high in grains, especially refined, is accused
also the point of view of health.
Epidemiological studies show that many of the modern era
diseases (overweight, diabetes, cardiovascular disease) have appeared in human populations following the adoption of agriculture
, especially in populations that have adopted these habits more recently. According to these researchers, about 100 generations have elapsed since the use of cereals as the main source of calories in modern may not be sufficient even for a genetic adaptation to this change, and the frequency of gluten intolerance and celiac disease may give reason for this hypothesis.
At this point, a good percentage of people think that dieting
might be a good idea
.
But what diet?
We are all taken from the latest things to do , gifts, shopping, dinner ... many are concerned about how survive the holidays without carry around several pounds more (see previous post ). In short, it's all frenzy . 
