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Fanatic
about Food
Ciara O Donovan
Bantry, Co. Cork
'Diet', 'de-toxing' and 'get
fit' are the words on everybody's lips but, as the new year passes us
by, so do our resolutions. For most, number one on most lists is chocolate.
Now, as Lent draws near these broken resolutions are being made again
until Easter (or 'national chocoholics day') arrives.
For those who crave sugar
there is good news, your troubles could soon be over. Scientists have
recently discovered a way of preventing those dreaded cravings by using
a simple vanilla patch to curb your ravenous sugar addiction. The bad
news is that these patches are not yet available in Ireland. When chocolate
is eaten (devoured) a chemical called Seretonin is released which makes
us feel good (as we all know). But, according to medical evidence, bananas
produce the same effects - so, next time you want comfort food, reach
for the fruit bowl.
While dieting, you should
treat yourself now and then. Many healthy diets can become an obsession
(orthorexia nervosa) where a person devotes most of their time to planning,
preparing and eating meals. This condition effects the body both physically
and mentally. It is also important to realise that there are 'fad' diets
that may be dangerous. Examples of these crash diets include the cabbage
soup diet, long-term detox plans, raw foodists and the famous Dr. Atkins
diet that involves eating no carbohydrate (this diet is responsible for
Jennifer Anniston's alarming weight loss). My advice is to follow the
food pyramid's guidelines as the true path to optimum health.
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