By Dr. Joseph Mercola
     with Rachael Droege

Obesity is the fastest growing health threat in the United States, where two-thirds of adults are either overweight or obese, and experts from all over the world are striving to determine the best way to combat this condition.

Just last week, U.S. government officials opposed a World Health Organization (WHO) plan to fight obesity worldwide by targeting junk food and soft drinks. The WHO plan would require the food industry to cut the levels of sugar and fat in its products, while TV junk food commercials--especially those aimed at children--would also be reduced. U.S. officials objected, saying there is no firm proof that sugar and processed foods are the main cause of obesity, and diet was a matter of individual responsibility.

It is reprehensible that the US government could capitulate to the influence of the sugar industry and oppose the WHO recommendation to reduce the amount of sugar people eat. Nevertheless, has been my experience that most people who are obese are not happy about it and would like to return to a healthy weight. Also, it is imperative to cut down on sugar and grains, which are converted to sugar in the body, if you want to lose weight and be healthy--this is true whether government regulations require it of the food industry or not.

Of course this is much easier said than done for some people, and there are certainly other important factors in treating obesity, such as regular exercise and resolving emotional challenges, but what I want to propose to anyone and everyone who is trying to reach their ideal weight is a system that will allow you to eat what you want and still lose weight, and, even better, achieve real health benefits.

This system is nutritional typing, and regular newsletter readers have likely heard of it before. The premise is that when you eat the foods that are right for your nutritional type, you will feel satisfied and your cravings for sugar and other unhealthy foods will disappear. With this, you will have overcome one of the most difficult aspects of losing weight--the desire to keep eating unhealthy foods. If this sounds too good to be true, I encourage you to read my past article on 10 Profound Ways nutritional typing Will Help Your Health.

To get full details on this essential principle and to assess your nutritional type, I highly encourage you to read my new book, My Total Health Program: 150 Delicious Grain-Free Recipes & Proven nutritional type Plan to Prevent Disease, Optimize Weight and Live Longer. Along with 150 brand-new delicious and very nutritious low-carb recipes geared toward your nutritional type, the book includes a test and the means to learn and understand your own nutritional type and gear your diet precisely toward the foods that are right for you.

It will also teach you how to "listen to your body," that is, it will teach you how to subtly adjust and fine-tune the amount of proteins, fats and carbohydrates you eat so that you feel your best. I am so certain that this book will help you to achieve your goals that it comes with a lifetime guarantee, so you really have nothing to lose by trying it--other than extra pounds.

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