Diet or Exercise By Dillon E.
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f you are one of those super-vegan health gurus, you might want to stop reading now. If you’re like two-thirds of America and are very unhealthy or obese, then keep reading. No one actually enjoys changing their daily routine and habits for food, but it is necessary if you want to prevent things like obesity, diabetes, heart attacks, stroke, or cancer. I’m fairly certain nobody would enjoy those either, so we must come to a compromise. There are two possibilities for a compromise: changing your eating habits, or exercising (or both, but that’s a little too much for our society). A majority of Americans choose eating differently. This is where I have to interject. If you would like fast, effective results, then I say you should stick to exercising. Changing how much food you eat does not burn calories. Exercising burns many calories if you do it daily. Both involve commitment, but you get the most out of exercise. I would say that I am in good condition, and I don’t exactly worry about my diet. I only exercise 3-4 times a week. With either option, you should still do some of the other. If you eat very healthy, you should also get outside sometimes. If you exercise mostly, you should eat more than just junk food. People that have horrible eating habits are usually not willing to change their diet much, so they resort to the littlest change possible. Imagine this: a commercial fulfills people’s needs by advertising diets where you don’t have to change much, and you can eat all the comfort food you want and still lose weight. The commercials proceed to show you pictures of others that were once overweight, and their results are so dramatic that they send you off your couch and to your phone! Well, EagerMcBeaver, stop for a moment and consider these advertisers’ motives. I have come to the conclusion that almost all, if not all, are just trying to make a pretty penny. In fact, over $100,000,000 is spent a year on dieting products. Wouldn’t you like to make that much money? A boring and truthful commercial about how you should just eat what is necessary and eat vegetables and fruits would not make any money. If you really want diet help, consult a nutritionist; not a television.
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