Category Archives: Western Diet

Low Quality Food is Synonymous with High Energy Food

One thing that is often overlooked is that most low quality foods are also high energy foods. This is not a coincidence as the human taste is atoned to be receptive to fat and sugar. Both fat and sugar in … Continue reading

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Fake Food

The typical Western diet is defined as the normal diet of the majority of the population that lives in Australia, Canada, the United States and Western Europe. This diet consists of highly processed and refined foods that are associated with … Continue reading

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The Propensity to Overeat Food

Overeating food is considered by many to be the primary cause of weight gain. While the evidence at first glance does appear to support this, the solution, which is to eat less food, has been consistently shown not to cause … Continue reading

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Are High Energy Diets Damaging to Health?

The Western diet is considered a high energy diet, largely on account of the fact that it contains high amounts of sugar and fat. While fat is high in energy, sugar is much lower in energy, containing just under half … Continue reading

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It Is Not Hard to See Why Western Lifestyle Diseases are Common

Western lifestyle diseases describe a group of disorders that are associated with certain lifestyle habits amongst Westerners. The most common Western lifestyle diseases are cancer, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, obesity and type 2 diabetes. These diseases all have a common theme … Continue reading

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Addictive, Oxidative and Energy Rich: Western Food

The typical Western diet has been shown to possess a number of detrimental health effects. In particular, regular consumption of the diet can increase the risk of arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, inflammatory conditions, mental disorders and cognitive degeneration. … Continue reading

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Food and Mood

The link between the food we eat and the development of mood disorders is well established. There are two main ways that food can affect mood. Firstly, certain foods can directly affect mood by acting on the central nervous system. … Continue reading

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Fried Foods and Their Health Effects

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What Can You Expect From Better Nutrition?

Only a small number of people go through the experience of better health from improved nutrition. The vast majority of individuals in the Western world continue to consume the Western diet throughout their lives, and these people experience a slow … Continue reading

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What are the Best and Worst Foods For Mood Disorders?

Stress is the trigger that causes mental health problems. However, a large body of research now supports the role of diet in mental health. Certain diets appear to be protective of mental health, while other seem to facilitate mental health … Continue reading

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