Obesity contributes to diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.
This we know from numerous studies and clinical observations.
Soon, however, another major illness may be confirmed on the list of those triggered or worsened by obesity: Colon cancer, the second leading cancer killer in the United States (after lung cancer).
Tags: · colon cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, exercise, healthier eating, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity, stroke
Eat your veggies! And, while you’re at it, quit drinking so much soda.
The government’s new dietary guidelines issued today are unequivocal. Americans need to get serious about eating healthier. They need to put more produce on their plates and push out the sugar, saturated fats and sodium that have crept into the American diet in so many ways, via soda, packaged meals and sweet snacks.
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (yes, it’s 2011, in case you’re reading in real time) are more explicit than ever, federal officials said, because the nation’s got big obesity issues.
So instead of just urging us to eat 5 to 7 “servings” of fruits and vegetables every day, the mantra of the last adjustment in the food pyramid, these new guidelines tell us to drink water instead of “sugary drinks”, switch to 1 percent milk, and fill half of our plates with fruits and vegetables.
But wait! Don’t overfill that plate. Portion size and exercise also are part of the equation.
Tags: · 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, cancer, Center for Science in the Public Interest, diabetes, fruits and vegetables, greenrightnow.com, healthier eating, heart disease, HHS, hypertension, nutrition, salt, soda, sodium, sugar, sugary drinks, USDA
If you really ponder how spoiled Americans are, you’ll eventually have to consider how much food they spoil. It’s all around us, trash cans spilling over with fast food remnants; restaurants and cafeterias and household waste bins teeming in leftovers. The government estimates that Americans throw out about 25 percent of the food they prepare, or about 31 billion tons of food every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tags: · cafeterias, Climate Change, college campuses, food waste, global warming, healthier eating, Sodexo Food
By Christopher Peake
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COME EARLY
Get there as soon as the market opens … the bigger the market the more customers there will be … vendors are in a better mood than we’ll be later in the day …
BRING YOUR OWN BAGS
All vendors have bags but with the exception of the odd paper bag vendor (they cost vendors more money than plastic, so fewer have them) you’ll be toting home thin plastic bags.
BRING CASH
All vendors take cash, many take checks and none take plastic. Few Farmer’s Markets have ATM’s conveniently nearby, so cash is king.
Tags: · farmer's market, fruits, healthier eating, Local Food, Trees/Plants/Yard
Barbara Kessler
Andrew Winston
Danielle Nierenberg
Anthony Swift