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A hunger pang is NOT the same as a craving. The first is a physical reaction by your body, and means that you need sustenance right away. For the vast majority of Americans, true hunger pangs are a race occurrence.
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Human nature seems to include a strong propensity for ‘instant gratification’, whether that involves winning the lottery, vaulting to stardom overnight, or losing 30 pounds in a week. Another way to describe this character trait is the phrase unrealistic expectations. This human trait seems to be especially typical of Americans.
If anyone were so inclined, it would probably be quite possible to find a diet on the market today that included every food source known to man, in specific portions to be eaten at specific times of the day or night.
Almost by definition, a ‘fad’ diet is one whose popularity is based more on publicity than on confirmed results. The frequent claims of proponents who are quoted making such statements as, “I lost thirty pounds in three weeks!” can and often do lead to dangerous misconceptions.
The best selling book according to the New York Times, is a book called The Sonoma Diet. The Writer is a Dr Connie Gutterson who came up with the idea of the Sonoma Diet program. The Sonoma Diets is written about foods from the Mediterranean, with them coming from California, Sonoma and The European Mediterranean. Comprising diets from Asian, Mediterranean and Latin America cultures.
If you are considering weight loss, there are many different diets and plans to choose from. Some people have tried and failed many diets, before finally choosing one that suits theirs individual needs.
Compared to other foods from Asia, Thai food typically contains less fat and is lighter and healthier. For example, a typical Indian dish that contains around fifty grams of fat only contains as little as quarter of this in its nearest Thai equivalent.
With so much diet hype about including fad diets, dietary supplements and weight loss pills (the list goes on and on), it is no wonder that the US remains one of the most obese nationalities in the world.