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Andrea Morris, 35, from Llanelli, was fed up of being the fat friend.

Ive been overweight as long as I can remember. After getting married I struggled to conceive. I had PCOS and hadnovulated in over a year. I was advised by my GP to lose weight so I did! I managed to lose 2 stone and I got pregnant, regaining the weight after giving birth. I repeated this cycle of losing weight to get pregnant three times and ended up heavier than Id ever been.

In January 2019, after seeing some photos of herself in a Christmas dress Andrea decided that enough was enough.

At the time I thought I looked nice in that dress but looking back on it I really disliked the way I looked. Not only that, I was fed up of being the fat mam at the school gates. I was self-conscious, had no self-esteem and no energy to chase my three children. I felt worried I was going to put myself in an early grave by piling on the weight.

On 3rdJanuary 2019 Andrea joined WW (formerly Weight Watchers) with WW Coach Catrin Morris in Llanelli, weighing 18 st 2.5lb.

My first workshop was fab! I came out feeling amazing. Catrin made me feel so empowered as she asked me what my why was to lose weight. Even though I knew why I needed to, I hadnt thought hard about it. It made me realise that I wanted to wear clothes that I liked, not just ones that covered my lumps and big bumps. I wanted to make my children proud and set a good example for them. I didnt want to die young from weight related illnesses.

The WW plan is based on a SmartPoints counting system, where all foods and drinks have a value. Each member has a personalised budget to spend on the foods that they love and fit in with their lifestyle, depending on which plan they are following; Blue, Green or Purple. Within each plan there zero point foods that dont need to be counted to help stretch the budget. The plan also incorporates mind-set and activity.

Before she knew it, Andrea, a busy mum of 3, was losing weight. As her weight dropped, her confidence grew which encouraged her to become more active and take up Couch25K and join exercise classes like Boogie Bounce.

I love the WW App, which is included with a subscription membership plan. The app makes sticking to budget easy. There is a barcode scanner to scan every day foods to find out the SmartPoints value. In addition to this there are 1000s of recipes which help me to plan my meals with ease. I can grab food on the go and still feel like Im in control knowing I can have zero pointed food if Ive used my entire SmartPoints budget.

Andrea finds eating out is absolutely doable with this plan.

Nandos is one of my favourite places to eat. I use the Restaurant section in the App to help me find the lowest point option. I usually choose butterfly chicken, macho peas and corn on the cob. A Subway chicken tikka sub for 6 points fits in perfectly too when Im on the go.

By October 2019, Andrea has lost an amazing 4 stone 5lb.

Recently, while I was sorting breakfast for the family, my 7 year old daughter weighed herself on our bathroom scales and announced proudly that she was 4 stone 5 lb. This was something that she hadnt done before as I dont encourage my children to weigh themselves. The WW ethos is that it is more than just the numbers on the scales and as such I dont worry about the numbers. It is more about how I feel, getting healthier and the changes in my behaviours to achieve this. What hit home was that this was how much weight I had lost!

For Andrea this weight loss and change in her outlook wouldnt have happened without the support of WW Coach Catrin and the weekly WW Workshop.

The workshops have helped me think about my relationship with food and encouraged me to become more active. Each week we explore a different technique to help us change our behaviours. Recent topics have been how to manage stress, how to sit less and eat more fruit and veg, all things that I need help and advice with. The group support is brilliant.

My life has changed for the better. Im happier and more outgoing. Simple things like taking the children to Legoland are so much more enjoyable as I dont have to worry that I wont fit in the rides! I have gained friends from attending the workshop and with my new found body confidence I have bought a dress that I would never have worn before for my friends wedding. Im not quite where I want to be yet but I can see the end is achievable. Im so motivated and watching the scales go down each week is amazing. Id recommend WW to everyone!

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Each year after the holiday season comes to a close, diet culture looms as the new year approaches. Many resolutions involve dieting, and with it often comes anxiety and guilt over weight gain or eating habits.

But author and fat studies scholar Virgie Tovar is encouraging everyone to stop that cycle, which she says not only is personally damaging but also fuels fatphobia.

Fatphobia the fear of fatness is a form of bigotry that essentially says that fat people are inferior and that weight gain is a sign of moral inferiority, she says. Diet culture a culture that equates weight loss and thinness with being healthy exists because of this fear, she explains.

A lot of people don't realize that a lot of our food restriction and our fear of food really comes from the terror that we've been taught to have around weight gain, she says.

One fear is the way people are socialized to consider dieting as a form of self-improvement. How food and bodies are viewed can be connected to the messaging people digest each day that convinces many to distinguish between what kind of bodies are good and what kind of bodies are bad.

It can foster an environment where worrying over weight gain is normal and where body-shaming is rampant.

So go ahead and enjoy yourself this holiday season without putting pressure on yourself to conform to the norm, she says.

I think for everyone, we can all just opt out of talking about food and bodies, she says. Just call a moratorium on it. Just enjoy.

On ways in which diet culture inundates daily life

One of the things that really surprised me when I started working with women who are recovering from years and years and years of either disordered eating or chronic dieting, they consistently talked about one unexpected place where they experienced the most hostility and that was the workplace. Literally, it blew my mind. I was expecting family or dating. Women tend to work in environments with primarily other women. And so there's kind of this idea, you've probably heard this, that kind of food chatter that goes on at the office. Like, Oh, my goodness, these cookies are so bad. Oh my goodness, somebody brought a cake. This place is terrible. What are you doing? You're being so good at lunchtime [and] going on a walk. Or are you eating a salad?

On food chatter at work and how that may affect how we view our bodies

I think this includes people of all genders, we're kind of socialized to believe that this idle food chatter is innocuous and that it's actually kind of a fun way to connect with people. It turns out that it's extraordinarily triggering. I think when you really get into it, like the women who are essentially paying me to give them tools to deal with this, they're paying a tax for this. Like they're paying for this idle chatter.

On how diet culture thrives in a misogynistic culture

We've been taught to see dieting as a method of self-improvement and this isn't just women. It's exacerbated for women because women are taught to trade our bodies to get access to commodities [for] things that matter to us, like marriage, jobs, clothing. We know that dieting, weight cycling, whenever you want to call it, that it is not efficacious. It literally does not work, and it ultimately creates, over time, an upward trajectory in weight. We do know that it's highly correlated with depression, anxiety, increased likelihood of developing an eating disorder and a number of other things that I would argue are pretty objectively negative things. And we're being told that this is for our own good. I think of that as ... a political sedative because women are being told that a behavior that has been proven to be negative and deleterious is a positive thing for them, which is deeply confusing.

On whether she would have listened if someone told her years ago that it was okay to be fat

There's a part of me that thinks, yes, there's a part of me that thinks no. I mean, I remember being in the depths of my own self-hatred. And even in college, I remember seeing a performer, a fat performer, sharing this piece that she had written about being a fat person and loving her fat. And I was mortified. I felt like she was exposing this horrible secret that I thought I could hide.

"At the end of the day, the meaning of 'fat' and 'thin' are socially constructed."

On acknowledging and accepting being fat ones own fatness

People think that they're terrified of fat, but [what] they're actually terrified of is the experience that they have seen fat people have over and over and over again. They know the attitudes culturally that people have toward fat people and they're terrified of the bigotry itself. And they transpose that onto the fat.

So it's important to recognize there are cultures where fatness is totally lauded and considered very attractive and healthful and whatever, including our own culture in certain historical moments. At the end of the day, the meaning of 'fat' and 'thin' are socially constructed. They're time-bound. They're not sort of this time immemorial [where] everybody has loved this one kind of body type. That's not how it's worked. I think to really come to terms with being fat is to come to terms with the fact that you are going to stand unapologetically against every single gender norm in this culture. And that is a very, very daunting task.

On whether radical body positivity in pop culture is more than a phase

Yeah, I don't think it's a moment. I think about the CEO of this incredible plus-size company called 11 Honor, says, 'It's not a moment, it's a movement.' I think that we are seeing a major shift that we're not going to see the end of. I think this is fourth-wave feminism, TBH.

On restructuring how we think about health

The data point that doctors and lots of people are really, really attached to is this data point that says thin people live longer, better lives. We need to unpack this. You really cannot make this statement in a vacuum. What I do know and what we know about public health is that people have this idea that when it comes to your health and it comes to health outcomes, if we were looking at it as like a pie chart, that the biggest slice of the pie is our individual behaviors. That is just patently false. What we know is that the social determinants of health have a much larger impact on the outcomes we're going to have, how long we're going to live, how healthy we're gonna be. Many of them are things we can't control. They include things like childhood experiences of trauma. They include things like access to clean water, job opportunities, income. A lot of these things are things that are outside of the control of individuals. And we really need to understand health in that model.

On her tips for avoiding the cycle of diet culture and canceling fatphobia

I think for the people who are really, really terrified and I know there are many, many, many of you out there, for those of you who are terrified, I would really offer to have a little plan leading up to and perhaps even after the meal, like take care of yourself after. If you know that there is a likelihood that you're gonna get triggered or people are going to be food shaming or body shaming you, take a few minutes today to write out a plan that you're going to going to implement afterward. And that can include like just sitting down and breathing or journaling or doing something that takes care of yourself and recognizes that what happened was not okay. And I think for a lot of people, what happens is they get triggered into that really deep weight loss behavior, which is deeply harmful for most people. That plan is about not going to that place, just taking a minute, taking a breather. And if you have a little bit of extra time, figure out some boundaries you want to set going into the thing, like how you're going to exit conversations that are upsetting, what you might say to a person very quickly when you're not interested in having the conversation they might want to have that might be fatphobic or food shaming.

Cristina Kimproduced and edited this interview for broadcast withTodd Mundt.Serena McMahonadapted it for the web.

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GM diet for weight loss: GM diet or the General Motors Diet works on the principle of reducing calorie intake for a week for achieving quick weight loss. It has been found that following this diet diligently can help you lose around 7 kgs in week's time. The pattern in which the diet is followed can help in burning of fat and stimulating weight loss. The diet is followed for a period of seven days with strict rules regarding food groups to be consumed on each day. Along with helping you for quick weight loss, the GM diet helps you get rid of toxins and impurities in the body, helps in improving your digestion and can improve your body's ability to burn fat.

Foods that you are supposed to eat as part of GM diet are low in calories. This can help in promoting weight loss by creating a calorie deficit. Some of the foods that you are supposed to eat even included negative calorie foods-foods that provide fewer calories than they take to digest. You need to keep yourself well-hydrated by drinking sufficient water and eating hydrating fruits and vegetables.

On an average, you are supposed to eat 8 to 12 glasses of water in a day. On each day, you can consume 2 to 2 bowls of soup made with cabbage, celery, tomatoes, onions and belly peppers.

Also read:1500-Calorie Diet Plan: Here's How It Can Help You Lose Weight Without Starving

First day of the diet involves eating only one fruit (except bananas) in each meal. Portion size is not specified. 1 Water melon, berry, pear, apple and orange can be consumed throughout the day during different meal times.

Day one of GM diet involves eating fruits apart from bananasPhoto Credit: iStock

Second day of the diet involves eating on vegetables in either raw or cooked form. Portion size, again, is not specified. Potatoes should be eaten during breakfast only. You can begin you day with a bowl of boiled potatoes, followed a bowl of baby carrots, 1 head of steamed broccoli, a bowl of cherry tomatoes, 1/3 of sliced cucumber. This is just an example of the variety of vegetables and the portion size in which you must eat them. You can tweak the vegetables and their portion size according your choice as well.

On the third day of this diet, followers are allowed to both fruits and vegetables, except bananas and potatoes. You can begin your day with 1 apple (breakfast) followed by 1 bowl of cherry tomatoes (snack), 1 bowl of spinach, cucumber and tomatoes (lunch), 1 orange (snack), 1 bowl of kale, strawberries and avocado (dinner), 1 bowl of mixed berries (snack).

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Fourth day of GM diet allows you to eat milk and bananas only. You can eat around 6 large or 8 small-sized bananas. Drink 3 glasses of milk, preferably skimmed milk. Have a glass of milk along with 2 bananas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You can eat bananas on fourth day of GM dietPhoto Credit: iStock

Fifth day of this diet allows followers to eat meat. You can have around 300 gm of chicken or fish. Along with meat, you can have around 6 whole tomatoes. Vegetarians can replace meat with cottage cheese. On this day, you need to increase water intake by 2 glasses at least, in order to flush out uric acid produced by meat consumption.

On day 6, you can have around 300 gm of meat and unlimited amount of vegetables, barring potatoes. Vegetarians can have brown rice or cottage cheese as a replacement of meat. Increase water intake by 2 glasses to flush out uric acid.

On the last day, you are supposed to have brown rice, fruits, vegetables and fruit juice. You can begin your day with a bowl of brown rice and some watermelon wedges. For lunch, you can have a bowl of brown rice along with broccoli and a cup of fruit juice. For dinner, you can have a bowl or brown rice and mixed vegetables.

You can eat brown rice on last day of GM dietPhoto Credit: iStock

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The diet by and large promotes intake of fruits and vegetables, which is considered to be weight loss friendly. You need to make choices that are low in calories in order to create a calorie deficit for weight loss. The diet can offer weight loss benefits for those who want to shed extra kilos quickly. For sustainable weight loss, you can follow cyclical GM diet by keeping a gap of a week in between two cycles.

However, any diet that requires you to go on a calorie deficit may do more harm than good in the long run. A healthy weight to lose weight is consume a balanced diet, practice portion control and exercise regularly. This will prevent nutritional deficiencies and help you maintain a healthy weight.

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Many diets out there claim to help you lose weight, feel great, or even cure cancer. We see them on TV shows (sometimes touted by medical doctors!), in magazine ads, in social media and beyond. Maybe you have friends who say they are going keto or nightshade-free. Theres a lot of information out there and, unfortunately, its not all backed by science.

Whether you are trying to prevent cancer, recover from it, or just stay healthy before you make changes to your diet, its important to understand whats behind the craze.

In our upcoming Hype Guide, PCF analyzes the good and the bad, the fad and the craze, behind all of the latest nutrition trends. Below is a sneak peak of whether the anti-angiogenic diet, popularized in a 2018 Newsweek story (among others) has any scientific weight behind it.

Diet name: Anti-angiogenic

What it is: Angiogenesis is the normal bodily process of developing blood vessels. Because tumors rely on the development of a blood supply for growth, cancer growth is dependent on this process. Therefore, this diet aims to prevent the growth of blood vessels that feed nutrients to cancer cells by targeting foods with anti-angiogenic properties.

Why it Seems to Work: Molecules found in specific fruits, vegetables and herbs have been shown to suppress angiogenesis. In an extreme form of the diet, by solely eating foods such as berries, cruciferous veggies, green tea, and garlic, people believe they can starve cancer cells by cutting off the blood supply that feeds them.

Reality: For the most part, the ability of anti-angiogenic foods to inhibit tumor growth has yet to be investigated in large, rigorous clinical trials in humans. Much of the research so far has been conducted in cell samples or animal models. This diet also may promote a very narrow view of healthy eating. While anti-angiogenic foods are components of a healthy, balanced diet, its important to include a broad range of high-fiber whole foods rather than cherry-picking (pun intended!) a few supposedly standout anti-angiogenic examples.

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Make sure to discuss any dietary changes that you are considering with your doctor. There is no single diet that will prevent or cure cancer.

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Berkley residents and business owners can get an update on the study of the citys temporary road diet on Coolidge Highway.

The issue is on the agenda for the City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.

Its been six months since Berkley changed road striping and reduced motor traffic from four to two lanes on Coolidge Highway between 12 Mile Road and 11 Mile Road.

The two-year pilot project included adding a center left-turn lane and bike lanes on both sides of Coolidge. Adding the turn lane was expected to increase safety and reduce rear-end car accidents.

City Manager Matt Baumgarten said city residents began weighing in on the project with emailed comments through the citys website at berkleymich.orgafter the road diet began in May.

The response to the road diet has been mixed, he said. The feedback weve gotten (ranges from) people who say it has had no effect to people who do not like it at all.

One of the chief complaints has been about motor traffic backups on Coolidge during peak commute times, much of it near Catalpa and Berkley High School.

A left-turn signal on Coolidge at Catalpa may help address that issue, Baumgarten said.

Weve also heard from people saying they are having a hard time making left turns from side streets at high-traffic times, he said.

Some people in Berkley want to change the location of the bike lanes. They are pushing to have the bike lanes on Coolidge next to the curb with the horizontal parking spaces to the left, to buffer cyclists from motor traffic.

Before the study began, traffic counts were done along Coolidge and some neighborhood side streets on average daily traffic, peak-hour numbers and motorists travel speeds.

Recently the city had the Traffic Improvement Association re-measure the same data, along with any accident numbers, as part of a continuing comparison.

Berkleys Downtown Development Authority last year did a traffic study through the Traffic Improvement Associations to measure the benefits of reconfiguring the number of lanes on Coolidge.

The DDA is covering the roughly $200,000 cost of the road diet study project, which also included two pedestrian crossings that were added two years ago then closed following an accident.

Berkleys DDA members saw a road diet as a way to transform Coolidge from a low-speed highway through the downtown into a local road more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists.

Andrew Gilbert, chair of the DDA board and owner of Berkley Eyewear on Coolidge, plans to attend Mondays council meeting.

Im aware we have some new data, but I havent seen it yet, he said. From my view as a business owner, the (road diet) seems to be very effective in controlling the speed of motor vehicles.

Slowing motor traffic and encouraging more foot traffic is often beneficial to downtown areas.

Ferndale made a similar move on Nine Mile Road near Woodward Avenue in its downtown nearly two decades ago.

At the time, many in Ferndale feared that reducing traffic lanes on Nine Mile Road would swamp side streets with traffic. However, the impact was not as great as expected and the road diet on Nine Mile played a large role in revitalizing Ferndales downtown and attracting commercial investment.

All the research we did on this showed (the road diet) would have a positive impact on business, Baumgarten said.

The two-year pilot road diet is also a way for city officials to determine whether it is acceptable to residents before making any permanent changes to the Coolidge roadway.

Officials will continue to monitor resident comments before making a final decision after the study period ends in May 2021.

If we get more email from people who dont like it than from those who do, were going to end it and re-stripe the road back to four lanes, Baumgarten said.

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Its Thanksgiving time. A lot of Americans are thinking about food. But a lot of them are also thinking about a diet a diet that is much more than a diet. Its a lifestyle. Its a culture. Its keto. Ketosis is this Holy Grail fat-burning state that people on the ketogenic diet quest after, explains Vox senior health reporter Julia Belluz.

The ultra-high fat, low-carb diet has you eating things like eggs, bacon, avocados, steak, and vegetables and staying away from items like fruits, bread, pasta, pizza, and birthday cake, Julia says on this episode of Today, Explained. People on the keto diet get about 5 percent of their calories from carbs, 15 percent from protein, and around 80 percent from fats.

Some scientists say the keto trend sweeping the nation could help fight epilepsy and cancer, too. Listen to the full episode of Today, Explained Voxs daily explainer podcast to hear Julia separate fat from fiction. Heres a lightly edited transcript of her conversation with host Sean Rameswaram.

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Where did this come from? Was this like the Atkins diet where theres some dude who just said, Heres an idea? Is there a Mr. Keto?

Theres no one figurehead. And it is sort of a repackaging of the Atkins diet. Its sort of like this streamlined Marie Kondo version of Atkins. ... Where he had this multi-phase plan and you eventually reincorporated carbs, with keto you just cut all that out and you stay that way and you live that way.

I sometimes see promotions for this diet on social media. Is keto big on the Gram? Is it big with the influencers?

Yeah, I think its this combination of things, so some communities that are quite influential in the diet and exercise space embraced it, like Cross Fitters. There are celebrities in Hollywood like Halle Berry, Kourtney Kardashian. Silicon Valley has glommed on to it, people like Tim Ferriss. Theres an ex-Jersey Shore character who has this massive Twitter following and Instagram following. Hes called Vinny Guadagnino: The Keto Guido.

[Keto] taps into the market of men who have often been forgotten in this diet space. So when you think about Weight Watchers, right? Its something that middle age-ish suburban moms are doing. I dont know if this is all sexist. But then with keto its sort of, its meat heavy. Its something you can do by yourself. You can quantify whether youre on the diet so it has this interesting self-quantification aspect.

Its data driven. You can buy breathalyzers, pee strips that you pee on and they tell you, wow, basically, yeah, whether youre in ketosis or not. And theres blood tests as well.

How does it work? What are you measuring with these urine and blood tests?

Youre just measuring the ketone levels in your body. When were eating the typical high-carb diet, our bodies are fueled primarily by glucose or blood sugar. So when we eat a bagel or a peach at lunch, the glucose levels in our blood rise and the pancreas secretes insulin to turn glucose into a usable energy source, so its able to move the glucose from the blood into our cells.

But our body didnt evolve to actually keep glucose on storage so we just get it basically after we eat. Theres no long-lasting glucose stores around our body. So, if we stop eating carbs, our body has this amazing ability to adapt to whatever else were putting in there and turn that into a usable energy source.

Its kind of like you think about our bodies like flex-fuel vehicles. They can sort of adapt to whatever were putting in them.

Like a hybrid car.

Exactly. One of those adaptations is this process called ketogenesis. And when were in ketogenesis, the liver starts to break fat down both from the food were eating and from the fat thats stored in our body into this usable energy source called ketone bodies, or ketones for short. And basically ketones can stand in as glucose for fuel when were not eating carbs.

Just to break it down again: On the high-carb diet you eat carbs like pasta or bread, your glucose levels rise, the pancreas secretes insulin and then the insulin moves the glucose into our cells to power our body. On the keto diet, a person eats fats like steak and eggs. The glucose and insulin levels in the body fall. The liver converts the fat into ketones and then the ketones fuel the cells and tissues of the body. Youre making the body find a way to use fat as a source of fuel.

Is there another way to get the body into ketogenesis?

Starvation. When you fast think about it again, our bodies dont have glucose stored up anywhere. When youre not eating, it has to turn to fat stores to start to get energy to keep going. Thats part of the reason people can survive for as long as 73 days without food, because we start to just use the fat stores in our body and we can keep going.

If the body thinks this is kind of like itself starving or its similar to that, does this actually work for obesity? I dont believe Vinnies photos where hes all of a sudden got like a beautifully-carved six-pack out there on the streets. But does this help reduce obesity? Could this be, like, a potential cure to Americas obesity epidemic, which I hear is pretty bad, right?

The obesity epidemic is serious and Vinnies abs are probably attributed to more than the keto diet. Hes probably been to CrossFit. And the data we have so far suggest keto performs a lot like basically every other diet. There are some people who see tremendous success. There are some people who just absolutely miserably fail and maybe even gain weight on the diet. On average, most people will lose a few pounds but have a tough time sticking to it in the long run.

But keto does have this real potential as a treatment for a few diseases. And thats the really serious and fascinating scientific exploration thats happening right now.

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Rome, November 27, 2019 Promoting traditional healthy diets is important for advancing our efforts towards a food system that respects the environment, culture and well-being of people, which is a fundamental element of sustainable development.

That was the main message at an event today organized by the Government of Italy with support from FAO aimed at deepening understanding of the Mediterranean and other traditional diets from around the world and their nutritional benefits, as well as raising awareness on how they can help achieve progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Promoting and protecting healthy diets and making them available, accessible and affordable is critical for having a fulfilled and happy life, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said in his opening remarks.

He cited some good examples of traditional healthy diets that contain the wisdom of our ancestors and the cultural essence of generations. These include the Mediterranean diet which implies high intakes of diverse vegetables, fruits, legumes, herbs and olive oil, the New Nordic Diet, traditional Japanese Diet, and the South of Chinas Regional Cuisine. All of them can boast a number of benefits, for example, they can lower cholesterol, prevent heart diseases and diabetes, Qu added.

However, the FAO Director-General warned that despite the numerous benefits of these diets they are often neglected due to a combination of factors such as population growth, globalization, urbanization, economic pressures and the fast pace of life which are driving change in our diets and consumption patterns.

Qu called on all the stakeholders to join our efforts in ensuring that traditional diets regain their importance and well-deserved position in the peoples mind, and encouraged particularly the young generation to re-discover enjoyment of cooking healthy meals at home as opposed to opting for fast-food meals.

The event, which took place at FAO headquarters, in Rome, also saw the participation of Italys Secretary-General, Ministry of Health, Giuseppe Ruocco, and Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Michele Baiano, as well as nutritionists and other diet-related experts from around the world, UN agencies and academia.

Need to transform food systems to ensure healthy diets

Malnutrition in all its forms is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century. While the causes of the current state of malnutrition around the world are complex, unhealthy diets remain one of the major contributors to malnutrition as recognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Noting that traditional and indigenous healthy diets play an important role in eliminating hunger and malnutrition, Qu highlighted the need to transform our food systems to become more nutritious and inclusive, to produce food that not only feeds the people but also nourishes them.

He reassured that FAO will continue to support its member countries to develop Food-based Dietary Guidelines, so governments can advise their citizens on healthy eating that is suitable to their local context.

Qu also referred to the recently released Guiding Principles on Sustainable Healthy Diets developed jointly by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) to support countries in their efforts of promoting healthy diets.

Transforming our food systems is essential in ensuring healthy eating patterns, he said, stressing the need to make sustainable healthy diets affordable to all, especially to the most vulnerable.

Celebrating Mediterranean Diet

The Year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the Mediterranean Diet as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, and FAO and Italy are organizing a series of seminars focusing on different aspects of the Mediterranean Diet in preparation for this celebration next year.

Todays event Being and well-being: Traditional healthy diets from the Mediterranean and beyond the second of a series of Mediterranean diet-related events focuses on the nutritional aspects of the Mediterranean diet and other traditional diets from around the world.

This initiative will continue throughout the 2020 with further events designed to explore the different aspects of the Mediterranean and other traditional healthy diets, such as environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, women empowerment, urban-rural relation, as well as the management of food loss and waste.

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Impossible burgers. Macrobiotics. Keto. With all the different diet trends out there today, its becoming more and more difficult to figure out which one might be right for you. It seems like a new way of eating pops up with each passing day, which just adds to the confusion. Should you eat mostly meat, or no meat at all? Is the vegan diet extremist and unhealthy (some places have declared it illegal to raise your kids veganyikes!) or is it the best diet out there? Or maybe the paleo diet has it right?

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Arguably, the vegan and paleo diets are two of the most popular diets in recent years. Thats a bit of a head scratcher, since the two diets seem diametrically opposed in the foods they promote and restrict. More recently, the pegan diet has gained popularity as a hybrid of these two eating plans. Sound bizarre? We thought so, too! But, says John OConnor, founder of the startup Gene Food, which works to identify the right diet based on your genetic makeup, In some respects, the pegan diet is the best of both the paleo and vegan worlds, since it removes the most inflammatory foods from each diet.

In this article, well fill you in on everything you need to know about the pegan diet, including what you can and cant eat, and some of the main benefits and drawbacks as well.

The concept of the pegan diet was first introduced by Dr. Mark Hyman, author of The Blood Sugar Solutionand the hilariously titled, Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? (because who hasnt been there?). In an attempt to avoid the extreme restrictions placed by both the vegan and paleo diets, Dr. Hyman envisioned a hybrid that would allow followers to enjoy a wider array of foods while still avoiding processed foods high in sugar and fat and devoid of nutrients.

Like vegans, followers of the pegan diet seek to fill about 75% of their plates with fruits and vegetables at all meals. A small amount of high-quality meat is OK, but beans, a veritable staple of the vegan diet, are a no-no, since they can lead to a spike in blood sugar. OConnor says, The pegan diet, as a low-sugar, mostly plant-based diet, focuses on plant foods less likely to spike insulin, thereby helping you keep your blood sugar under control.

Wondering exactly what you can and cant eat as part of the Pegan diet? Here are lists of each for easy reference.

Related: Tips on Following a Plant-Based Diet From Top Vegan Chefs and Bloggers

Perhaps the biggest benefit of the pegan diet is that its much more flexible than the two diets it came from. It restricts legumes, but those who dont struggle to keep their blood sugar under control can enjoy a small serving each day. It allows for small amounts of meat, which is a huge draw for anyone whos uninterested in following the vegan lifestyle, but the amount of meat is small as to avoid causing high cholesterol.

The pegan diet is going to be a good option for those looking to decrease inflammation or eat a more nourishing diet, since it focuses predominantly on nutrient-dense veggies and whole, real foods. Its a great option for anyone coming away from a standard American diet, interested in becoming healthier, and reducing their reliance on processed foods, says Samantha Presicci, the Lead Registered Dietitian (RD) at Snap Kitchen.

Eat an apple to boost heart health. High-fiber foods can lower triglycerides, or fatty lipids found in your blood. Aim for 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day with picks like oatmeal, beans and pears.

Any time a diet restricts large food groups, such as meat or dairy, two concerns immediately arise: how to get enough calories to fuel your body, and how to replace nutrients that may be lost by cutting foods out of your diet. Thats why followers of diets like veganism, paleo and as an extension, peganism, need to have a thorough understanding of what theyre doing.

OConnor says, The biggest challenge with the pegan diet is getting adequate calories. Since the diet does restrict many different food groups, it can be a challenging diet for someone who is underweight or trying to gain weight. Many versions of the pegan diet allow for omega-3 rich fatty fish and eggs. But if the diet is strict pegan, nutrient deficiencies can be a concern, especially vitamin D, B vitamins, and vitamin A and K.

For example, the pegan diet calls for followers to avoid beans, which contain not only protein, but loads of soluble fiber, which is key to lowering cholesterol. And dairy is also banned, which is a common source of calcium and protein for most Americans.

When deciding which diet to follow, here are a few things that might help reduce confusion and help you determine whats best for your individual situation.

You should always consult your physician before making any sort of drastic changes to your diet. He or she can help guide you in making the right choices. Furthermore, a baseline physical and blood test can give you key insights into your health before making a change. For example, if you have high cholesterol but dont want to give up meat entirely, the pegan diet could be a good solution for you. Your medical professional can also advise you of any supplements you might need.

Today, there are a host of genetic tests you can take that will give you insight into your bodys unique needs. GenoPalate and Gene Food are two that will give you a complete nutritional profile based on your genetic makeup. And remember, its always a good idea to discuss your findings with your regular doctor.

Related: Everything You Need to Know About Home Medical Tests, Including Which Ones Are Most Accurate

Lets face itits hard to make drastic lifestyle changes. If you sign up for something too extreme, youre less likely to stick to it in the long run. So if youre considering going pegan in a family of die-hard steak eaters, youve got a tough road ahead of you. OConnor agrees, saying, Combining these two diets leaves you somewhat limited in terms of your food choices. So be sure to consider your day-to-day when deciding whether you can stick to the diet or not.

Find out whether keto or Whole30 is better for weight loss.

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Carrie Underwood's not only known for her flawless vocals and successful music career, but also for her healthy lifestyle choices.

Despite the country star's desire to be as healthy as possible, she admits that during the holidays, she lets some of that go. Although the Oklahoma native doesn't always know where she'll be spending Thanksgiving, she always makes sure to eat her favorite foods every year.

"We don't have too many set-in-stone Thanksgiving traditions," Underwood shares with her record label. "I find myself a lot of time working on or around Thanksgiving or unable to get home or whatever. We try to be together, but sometimes that just doesn't work out."

"We eat. I eat a lot every year on Thanksgiving," she says with a laugh. "I never skip that tradition."

She continues, "But yeah, that's the gist of it, and I'm kind of lucky. I get two Thanksgivings because I also get to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with my husband's family, so if I don't hit one, I'll definitely be able to get the other one."

Underwood's had quite the year, giving her plenty to be thankful for, including her husband, Mike Fisher, and her two songs, Isaiah and Jacob. The country star also recently wrapped up her wildly successful "Cry Pretty Tour 360."

"My list of things I'm thankful for is too vast," she explains. "First and foremost, my family. We had a baby earlier this year, which is crazy to think about all of the things that we've done. Starting off this year pregnant, having a baby, and all of the places that he's already seen. I'm thankful for health and safety along all of our travels."

"Of course, I'm thankful for the tour, and I'm thankful to the fans that have come out to see us," she continued. "There's a lot to be thankful for. God has blessed us with some incredible stuff, and hopefully, we've done good with what we've been blessed with."

Underwood recently received an American Music Awards for Favorite Country Album for Cry Pretty and Favorite Female Country Artist.

The country star's latest single, "Drinking Alone," follows up previously released singles from her Cry Pretty record including "Cry Pretty," "Love Wins," and "Southbound."

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Gunnar Peterson: 3:45 a.m., which means I have to handle my sleep differently than other people. It's an ongoing thing, right? Some people have a problem getting their training up to speed, some people have a problem locking their nutrition in, and some people just can't drink enough water. My problem is my sleep and my other forms of recovery. Starting about three years ago, I got really diligent with recovery protocols. NormaTec massage, Headspace [a meditation app], all of those things.

I love that you just grouped Headspace into the recovery suite. Do you track your sleep?

Yeah, I use SleepScore. I try to think of it like this: I'm trying harder, and I'm not perfect at it, but I'm doing better. If I'm keeping tabs on myself and I'm holding myself accountable and I'm not doing it in a stressful way, then I'm already way better off than I was. Sometimes the knee-jerk reaction is to be angry at the app when it tells you that youre not sleeping well, but I can't be angry at it. It's like getting the test back when you know you didn't study. You can't be pissed that you got a D, you know? You earned that. You didn't do the work.

Do you eat before you leave your house at the crack of dawn?

I eat a Split, which is essentially nut butter and jam. That way, I don't train while fasting. I used to do that for years. I talked to my nutrition guy and told him, "I just feel like I come in flat all the time." So he told me to try this routine. The nut butter slows the absorption of sugar, so you don't spike and then fall off. I feel like I get more out of my workouts with this.

I also drink 25 ounces of water first thing when I wake up. We know so much about hydration, especially if you read some of the stuff that comes out of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Guys are making way better choices on that front nowadays. Some of the guys I work with are drinking, like, six liters a day.

Whoa. And after you drink all that water?

I get in workout clothes and get to the gym by 4:30. I answer any e-mails, then I'm on the bike or doing another form of cardio by 5:00. I do 30 to 45 minutes of cardio unless, God forbid, I have a cancellation, and then I'll knock out an hour. But cancellations are rare.

Are you a post-workout-protein-shake kind of guy?

Yeah. I use Transformation protein powder and water. It's egg and pea protein.

Do you have any feelings on the whole I only eat plant-based proteins trend?

I think you have to go with what works for you. I watched the movie The Game Changers [a film about the benefits of a plant-based diet], and of course you're swayed right out of the gate. But then youve got to pump the brakes and look at it for what it is. It's interesting, there's definitely some take-home information, but its not going to swing me all the way.

So what happens after the protein shake?

At 10:30 a.m. I have another Split, and then around 1:00 p.m. I have lunch, which is typically salmon and a carb. The carb is usually a yam or rice. Sometimes quinoa. I also like eating spinach and sliced tomatoes.

And for dinner?

I get home and I usually have something right out of the gate, maybe some chicken. And then Ill have dinner with the family, but I eat my own stuff. They'll do Taco Tuesday or get pizza. And of course, who doesn't like that stuff? I just don't like the way it makes me feel, so its not worth it for me.

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