The weight loss and diet industries are amongst the biggest, most powerful, ever-prospering industries in the world. They are industries which transcend intellectual, linguistic, and geographical boundaries for a very simple reason: they are industries that successfully appeal to some of our deepest desires- desires which hold no direct relationship with neither age, nor gender, nor race, nor language- desires which are manifesting in an ever growing consumer demographic: those who are dissatisfied with their personal appearance, and who wish to turn their bellies into six pack abs.

However, whilst the reach of the weight loss industry is long, as evidenced by their thousands of infomercials, tv commercials, print media, and more, one could be mistaken if they were to presume that these varied messages, that all of these \’\’weight loss machines\’\’, directly and genuinely serve the interests of the potential consumer.

Indeed, there are a number of messages that have been propagated by the diet and weight loss industries, that could best be described as not quality, effective messages and products, but rather MYTHS. Below is just one example.

It is common knowledge that in order to lose weight, or indeed to get that six pack, it helps to eat those kind of foods that are defined by the weight loss industry as \’\’diet foods\’\’. Additionally, much of what is being advertised and advised by the weight loss industry suggests that if you combine \’\’diet foods\’\’ with \’\’diet shakes\’\’, that you\’re going to see effective, satisfactory results to your body, and to your waist line.

This is simply not true. Many of these \”diet food\” trends that suggest that you limit what you eat, to cabbage and tofu, neglect to take into account the nutritional value of a proper, balanced diet. Furthermore, those \”diet shakes\” that seem to be prolific in the weight loss industry these days, actually have the nutritional value that is very similar to one sachet of cheap instant soup, and many people would be aware that those cheap instant soups have a very high carbohydrate content. To combine a malnourished diet with a high carbohydrate intake is not the key to becoming healthy and fit, and it certainly is not the key to getting a set of six pack abs.

The simple truth when it comes to what food to eat, is that you should eat healthily. Foods such as beans (rich in fiber, helping to prevent colon cancer), lean red meats and dark poultry (assisting weight restraint, particularly with females), and even strawberries (assist with healthy skin complexion) are far more effective in your fight to lose weight and look great, than a lump of tofu washed down with a sachet of expensive \”diet shake\”.

The best proof of the above is for one to think of someone they know who is fit, active, healthy, and who looks and feels great. If one was to approach that person, and ask them what their \’\’diet secret\’\’ is, a large majority of those \’\’fit\’\’ people would no doubt respond that their \’\’secret\’\’ is not an unhealthy regime of powdered shakes and tasteless food, but rather a balanced diet in which they get all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals that their body requires, for them to be active and fit. Ultimately, the key to a great body, and to great fitness, is to follow down the path of good health, not powdered drinks.

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