A great number of overweight people gain pounds because of emotional overeating. Such behaviour is deeply rooted in human psyche. Food is pleasure, and for most of us it is not only a nutritional source, but also an emotional comforter. Probably, it can be traced back to those blissful days when the mother’s milk was our only food and also meant love, care, and emotional security.

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Creating a healthy nutritional lifestyle is the most effective approach to losing weight. When we choose wrong foods on a regular basis, we stimulate our bodies to accumulate toxins and lots of adipose tissue - those undesirable fat and cellulite deposits on our hips and tummies. However, it is relatively easy to break the vicious circle of gaining weight - we just have to change our everyday dietary habits! Once we start giving preferences to healthy, slimming foods, our bodies will successfully clean and rejuvenate themselves, which will involves a gradual loss of weight, as well.

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According to Reuters news, most people with excess weight want to get rid of extra pounds, but are not willing to take practical steps in order to lose weight. As a proportion of the population suffering from weight problems and obesity grows very fast, larger body sizes become more acceptable in the society, which can partially explain why overweight people often do not aim to lose weight.

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Sugar and other simple carbohydrates, when eaten on a daily basis, are able to cause addictions. The research conducted by Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD, a specialist in addiction and nutrition, revealed that sugar cravings are caused by an elevated need for the “feel good” brain chemicals: Read full “Brain Chemistry and Weight”

Unfortunately, it is a proven fact - just like hard drugs, fast food can cause chemical dependency and turn us into junkies. In accordance with the experiments conducted by Dr. John Hoebel from the University of Princeton, sweat and fatty meals can lead to a full-blown addiction by activating the hormone dopamine, in the same way it is activated by drugs.

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