What foods make us fat?
We get fat by eating too many calories and this is augmented by being sedentary, which leads to fewer calories being burned as energy. Foods with too many calories are easy to spot. Essentially, fruits, vegetables, lean meat, and fresh fish are LOW calorie foods that are highly nutritious, healthy, and anti-inflammatory. Almost any other food is a high calorie food…it is that simple. So, if you want to lose weight and stay thin for the rest of your life, eat mostly fruits, vegetables, lean meat, and fish. With the above in mind, guess what percentage of calorie intake by the average American is from healthy, low calorie, anti-inflammatory foods as outlined in the Deflaming Guidelines? The answer is maybe 5-10%. It is estimated that about 72% of our calories come from the following foods: refined sugars (snacks, desserts, soda, etc. [approx 20% of calories]), refined/whole grains (cereals, bread, cake, pasta, etc. [approx 20% of calories]), vegetable oils (deep fried foods, packaged foo
