Weight loss tips: Simple and healthy diet tips for weight loss - Courier Journal

A big factor in the rising level of chronic health conditions is the American diet.

As the French lawyer and politician, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, wrote in 1826, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” In other words, if you follow a healthy diet, you will be healthy.

Or, if you eat a typical American diet, which is often high in processed foods, your health will suffer.

Instead, they opt for fast foods, pizza, junk food snacks, and soft drinks, getting fatter day by day, and sowing the seeds for health destruction in the future.

A healthy diet starts with fruits and vegetables.

Fruits and vegetables also are the best choice for weight management.

What’s more, the processed foods we consume constantly are calorically dense, meaning just a few bites provide lots of calories.

Thankfully, when it comes to fruits and vegetables, there are lots of good choices, which means you can choose among them according to taste preference.

We need to face the truth that we are our own worst enemy when it comes to health issues.

Loading up on fruits and vegetables is a good place to start