The Amish Diet, Weight Factors

A pedometer study on the Amish people gave great insight to what can be accomplished by walking. The average Amish man took about 18,000 per day the average Amish woman, about 14,000 steps per day.

Most all the steps were recorded during the Amish's daily tasks.

Harvest time pumps those numbers up further still. Even on the Day of Rest, Amish got in about 10,000 steps.

What was even more amazing was the diet of the Amish people - not a low fat, low carb or low calorie diet with the main staples in the diet being gravy, meat, potatoes, eggs, vegetables, pies, cakes and bread. Snacks are rare. Although the diet is high in fat, carbs and calories, food intake is balanced by energy levels.

The study was performed by David R. Bassett, Jr. in conjunction with the University of Tennessee, published in the January 2004 edition of " Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise" .

The introduction of modern foods into the modern day diet has proved disastrous for almost all ethnic groups. Modern foods are fattier foods, richer foods, creamer foods, sugary foods, fast food and super-sized foods and servings.

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