Is eating organic the best kept weight loss secret?

December 3, 11:56 AMBoston Fitness ExaminerSarah Dussault

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Could eating organic be the best kept weight loss secret?  After reading various studies for a recent video, I realized that I might be a borderline crazy vegetarian, Birkenstock wearing, animal activist disguised in the body of a pink and green wearing cape cod preppy.  I had no idea how passionate I was about eating organic food until I read up on my facts.  I urge you all this season, that when choosing or beginning your resolution towards living a healthier lifestyle, consider what you are putting into your body and not just the number of calories.  Blaming the obesity epidemic on overeating and inactivity has yet to solve any problems. But now, research is pointing to the expanded production and consumption of genetically modified foods as the culprit for the current weight problem in America.

You may now be asking, what chemicals may be causing people to gain weight?  Pesticides, growth hormones, artificial flavoring, herbicides, and any other man made chemical that we ingest are possible to blame.  A few names you may be familiar with are Olestra, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Aspartame, Saccharine, MSG, to name a few.  These foods have already been linked to cause cancer, now they are being blamed for obesity throughout various studies.

With 68% of Americans overweight and 34% obese, it seems like the problem is only getting worse even though our medical knowledge is expanding.  How is it that obesity has skyrockets since the inception of sugar-free and low fat foods?  Weren't these products made to help lower weight?  Yet, it did the exact opposite.  Why?  How?

Source BlindBiped.com

Here is an example:

A cup of raspberries is better than a 100 Calorie Pack of Chips Ahoy cookie crisps.  TRUE

A 100 Calorie pack of Chips Ahoy Crisps is better than 2 tbsp Organic Peanut Butter.  FALSE 

• Even though the peanut butter is higher in calories and fat, it is much more nutrient dense than the chips ahoy making it easier for your body metabolize.  Your body also uses the majority of the peanut butter for energy and nutrients, leaving little behind to accumulate on your hips. 
• The Chips Ahoy lacks nutrients and is made with high fructose corn syrup which your body can not break down on it's own!  These toxins get stored in your fat and may alter the natural properties of the fat making it harder for your body to later burn off, or worse evolve into a dangerous tumor. 

Fifty years ago, hormones, preservatives, and pesticides were not used to produce the foods we now eat.  Our bodies can’t use the products for energy or get rid of them so the unused left overs, from whatever you ate, are stored inside our bodies.  They now have been documented as to having the capability to alter your bodies natural functions.

By eating sugar substitutes likes aspartame, you are saving calories today but building up hazardous toxins inside your body which may screw up your hunger levels, lower your metabolism or cause a cancerous tumor much later in life.  The stored chemicals disrupt our body’s natural abilities to send signals when you are full or hungry, causing weight gain. Most doctors will agree that obesity is a large factor when it comes to cancer and other diseases. In fact, cancerous tumors have been found to be storehouses of high concentrations of toxic man made chemicals.  Is it a coincidence that obesity and cancer rates have risen in unison?  No, but which came first?  The toxins or the obese?

Eating organic stops this deadly path from even beginning by eliminating the man made artificial products from even entering our bodies. Naturally higher in nutrients, organic foods can be easily used for energy and keeping our bodily functions healthy.  It will also allow fat to better be used to fuel, and reduce stress inside your body, which increases energy and decreases inflammation.   

In simple terms, eat real food.  If money is a concern and you simply cannot afford to buy organic groceries, follow the simple rule of “If you can’t pronounce the ingredients, don’t eat it.”

Doctors and large food production companies will counter argue most of the results, and say there is insufficient evidence because not enough research has been done but why don’t you decide for yourself.  Watch our video on this very topic! :)