Are you struggling to maintain a healthy diet in order to lose weight or live a healthier lifestyle? Research is showing that unhealthy eating habits can continue to creep into your diet and sabotaging your plans.
A massive study was conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge in which data was reviewed from 187 countries, encompassing 4.5 billion adults. They found that:
- Older adults have healthier eating habits than those who are younger.
- Women eat healthier than men.
- Consumption of foods that are unhealthy is passing the rate of healthy food consumption around most of the world.
Clearly, there is a problem with adults making positive choices to eat healthy and nutritious foods. Another study from Baylor University looked more into the question of how people who are dieting make decisions to eat healthier. The results showed that dieters should focus on eating healthier food that they enjoy eating instead of strictly just avoiding unhealthy foods. This is because eventually, you will want to eat that unhealthy food anyways if you cut yourself off from those treats. An occasional indulgence is OK as long as you stick to the diet.
Additionally, having effective motivators that keep you to your diet helps with eating healthy as well. Other ideas include:
- Don’t go the grocery store if you are hungry.
- Avoid skipping meals.
- Try to eat a diet that is well-balanced.
- Exercise.
- Make sure to control the portions you are eating.
- Don’t reward or punish yourself with food.
By practicing some smart diet tricks you can ensure that you are able to stick to your diet and achieve your goals. Want to learn more about how your diet can be impacting your ability to be healthy? You can read the full article here: Food Sensitivities: Wrong Food Habit May Damage Diet Plan.
