An Eye on Nutrition
Ironic, isn’t it? The more we learn about health and nutrition, the less healthy our country has become. Diabetes and hypertension are on the rise and obesity has outpaced smoking as the #1 cause of preventable death in the US. With a 33% obesity rate which will, if the trend continues, become 43% by 2020, it has never been more important for us to become proactive about our health rather than reactive; to focus on disease prevention rather than disease treatment.
So why is there disconnect between our understanding of nutrition and an increasingly sick country? Maybe we can blame it on our industrial food system or our fast food culture. Perhaps we can point fingers at the ever rising level of processed foods in our grocer’s aisles. Regardless of who or what is to blame, at the end of the day it is our responsibility to care for our own health. The good news is that it is never too late to adopt healthier eating habits for improved wellbeing–our bodies are incredibly malleable!