| Obesity is caused by several different factors such as | | | | essential nutrients. |
| overeating, diseases as well as malnutrition. It may | | | | They say ‘an apple a day, keeps the doctor away', |
| come as a surprise to you that someone who is | | | | but you need much more than just an apple a day. |
| obese is malnourished, but it is very possible. | | | | Your body was designed to live off of raw and living |
| The reason behind that is that when your body does | | | | foods. Studies have shown that plants can provide |
| not have enough nutrients it craves for food. Usually | | | | you with more usable proteins and other nutrients than |
| this is junk food as that will give your body the | | | | any other foods such as meat, dairy and eggs. But |
| quickest fix. However, this does not provide your body | | | | most people do not even eat as many fresh fruits and |
| with proper nutrients, and thus you crave for more, and | | | | vegetables as recommended by the FDA. As a result |
| the cycle continues. | | | | the majority of people are malnourished. |
| What Causes Malnutrition | | | | Hunger |
| Malnutrition occurs when your body does not get | | | | Your body sends a signal that it is hungry when it |
| enough nutrients so that it can function properly. This | | | | needs more nutrients, not when it has eliminated all the |
| could be due to reasons such as poverty, or not | | | | foods from the last meal. This means that you can still |
| choosing a proper diet. It could also be the result of a | | | | have food in your stomach from your last meal when |
| sickness or disease where the body rejects the food | | | | it sends the signal. Some of the so-called healthiest |
| or is unable to absorb the nutrients. | | | | foods such as animal proteins can leave you in this |
| There is little that you can do if you are living in poverty | | | | state where you just keep craving for more and more |
| and just cannot afford to buy food, or if you are sick, | | | | before your previous meal has been digested. |
| then you may need to take care of your condition first. | | | | Raw and living foods will not leave you in this state, as |
| However, there is a lot that you can do to choosing a | | | | they are digested quickly and eliminated from the body |
| proper diet in order to prevent malnutrition. | | | | in less than 24 hours. Therefore in order to prevent |
| Choosing a Proper Diet | | | | yourself from overeating you should stick to a raw |
| The foods you should eat are fruits, vegetables, herbs, | | | | food diet as much as possible so that your body will |
| nuts and seeds. And you should eat these foods raw | | | | not cause you to overeat on junk foods. |
| as much as possible, as cooking destroys many | | | | |