Everybody wants to be healthy, but the statistics tell us that most of us aren't. How do we explain the gap between our wants and our haves? Maybe this next piece of research helps to answer the question - that there is a huge gap between what we know and what we do.
Ninety percent of Americans say breakfast is an important part of a healthy diet, but just 49 percent manage to eat breakfast every day, a new survey shows. I'm sure we would find the same statistics down-under.
Among the most striking "disconnects," Susan Borra, the president of the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation said in an interview, concerned knowledge about good and bad fats. While current guidelines recommend people consume more polyunsaturated fats, found in fish and some whole grain foods, and monounsaturated fats, found in nuts, avocados and vegetable oils, she noted, 42 percent of those surveyed said they were trying to eat less polyunsaturated fats and 38 percent reported trying to cut down on monounsaturated fats.
"Consumers are interested in health, they want to have a healthy lifestyle, but they're just having a tremendous difficulty achieving it," Borra said, adding that people's "hectic, crazy lifestyles" and the confusing mix of information out there don't help matters...
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How do we close the gap between what we know and what we do? We need a very conscious and structured plan which designs the steps that close the gap between what we want and what we have. For many this needs some professional advice and coaching - Have YOU considered employing the services of a wellness coach?
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