Overtime, we are increasingly becoming overweight
The statistics for our overweight society are concerning to say the very least. More than 56% of the U.S. population is overweight. These national statistics are concerning to health professionals, to say the least, and the phenomenon of increase in overweight people in our societies since the late 1970’s is just recently being addressed.
For overweight women, studies have shown that weight loss can significantly improve physical health. Nearly 40,000 overweight women, studied over a four-year period, revealed that improved vitality and physical function were associated with their weight loss. Maintaining proper body weight helps us retain an active lifestyle, which in turn helps promote fitness and health.
Unfortunately, losing weight—and keeping it off—has been very difficult for most people. By now, we know that both “low fat” and “high complex carbohydrate” diets do not guarantee a maintained, normal, body weight. Generally, the closer that men and women of all ages are to their proper weight, the more likely they are to enjoy good health.
Carbohydrate Sensitivity Plays a Role In Abdominal Weight Gain
In order to help maintain a healthy weight, people who are carbohydrate sensitive should avoid diets high in carbohydrates. According to estimates, over half of overweight people are carbohydrate sensitive.
By excluding foods made with white flour and white sugar, they are more likely to reduce abdominal fat, maintain already healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as retain already healthy blood pressure and fluid retention.
For women, the circumference of the waist being over 80% the circumference at the widest part of the hips, and for men the waist being as large or larger than the hips (as in a “beer belly”), are strong indications that they are carbohydrate sensitive and have been consuming diets high in carbohydrates for long time.
Yo-Yo Diets promote weight gain
People who go on and off diets frequently complain that fewer calories result in weight gain, with each successive round of dieting. Now, clearly demonstrated evidence substantiates that the body gets “stingier” in its use of calories, after each dieting period. This means it becomes easier to gain weight and harder to lose it, with “yo-yo” dieting. So, as time goes on, the situation actually gets worse.
Exercise is Encouraging
Moderate daily walking of as little as 30 minutes has been shown to condition the cardiovascular system. Resistance training, either with machines and/or free weights, is of particular value when combined with carbohydrate-restricted diets. Moreover, a study found that overweight women engaging in an exercise program were more likely to adhere to a lower-calorie diet.
Higher Protein Diets make Sense
Higher protein, low-carbohydrate weight management programs make sense.
Supplementing with Super Shake, which carries a GMO-Free Certification for its soya protein, enriches your diet with protein and compliments limited carbohydrate diets, as well as with a limited intake of fat.
Diets that are low in total calories may not contain adequate amounts of various vitamins and minerals.
Loss of essential nutrients may be harmful
Super Shake also provides the essential vitamins A, B-complex, C, D, and E, as well as the essential minerals copper, zinc, iodine, manganese, selenium, magnesium, calcium, molybdenum and chromium. Maintaining or replenishing healthy levels of chromium, along with daily replenishment of B vitamins can help to decrease cravings for sweets, and generally improve the ability to think clearly and handle stress more effectively.
Nearly everyone is aware of the need for adequate dietary intake of essential nutrients from calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D for healthy nerves and bones, and vitamins A, C, E, and selenium for antioxidant protection. Selenium and iodine are necessary for healthy thyroid function, molybdenum is an essential trace element necessary for proper metabolism of iron and sulfur compounds, and copper, zinc, and manganese activate crucial antioxidant enzyme systems, among their many other functions.
Great Taste With No Added Sugar
Super Shake is sweetened with “Sucralose”, which is the newest technology in non-caloric sweeteners. Sucralose is almost 600 times sweeter than table sugar; therefore, it is possible to achieve the same natural sweet flavor, with fewer calories. The FDA approved Sucralose in the late 1990’s after receiving over 110 studies that had been done over a period of 20 years.
It is actually derived from table sugar, and is a chemically stable molecule that is not digested or appreciably absorbed from the intestines.
Sucralose is not to be confused with other sweeteners, which may act as excitotoxins in the brain. By incorporating Sucralose into this popular protein supplement, a pleasant naturally-sweet taste can be achieved without the carbohydrate calories from fructose or other simple carbohydrates.
