A healthy shopping list

[davidfcooper]

I just saw Mehmet Oz on Charlie Rose; I already eat a healthy diet, but I hope this helps those who do not:

You On A Diet shopping list

Oz said that one's waist should never be more than half of one's height. Sounds like a good guideline. I'm 72 inches tall so my waist should not be more than 36 inches (it is in fact 33 or 34 inches).

Comments

It's shocking that 75 percent going to be overweight

[bug-girlx.livejournal.com]

It is really hard to diet, but I think we have given up. There is a lot of high fructose corn syrup in so many foods. This has been shown to cause rapid weight gain.

Re: It's shocking that 75 percent going to be overweight

[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

One must read the list of ingredients on the label before putting the item in the shopping cart, and avoid eating out more than twice a week.

Re: It's shocking that 75 percent going to be overweight

[bug-girlx.livejournal.com]

Do you see that ' in the subject line? I was wondering if this was the sign of a live journal bug?

There was an another study last night that having overweight friends makes people gain weight, and probably because they go out to eat together, and also it makes one lower their standards, but if 75 percent of us are overweight we can't really avoid having overweight friends, so I don't know what the answer is. I am sure you would be a good influence.

Re: It's shocking that 75 percent going to be overweight

[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

Yes, it does help when one's spouse/partner and one's friends are health-conscious, read labels, and tend to shop in health-food stores or health-food sections of supermarkets.

Re: It's shocking that 75 percent going to be overweight

[bug-girlx.livejournal.com]

It was the ' turned into &#39, I looked it up in Google.

I think it's eating out with your friends, that does it even more. If you go to a big portion establishment, and everyone is pigging out, you will also. It takes tremendous will power not to gain weight.

[weret-hekau.livejournal.com]

Oz said that one's waist should never be more than half of one's height. Sounds like a good guideline

Yes, though I never heard that before I think it is as it does not require someone to be really thin but just have a "healthy" ratio. (I'm thinking in terms of a woman 5'4" for instance....that would allow for a 32 inch waist which means she can actually be a little plump for her height but still in a healthy enough place.)