A recent Associated Press article, Did Americans Get Any Healthier Over the Past Decade, discussed how Americans’ health have changed over the last ten years.
According to the article, more Americans are obese and eating much less healthy. This is surprising since there has been such a huge push towards eating healthier with organic foods and healthy food choices information everywhere you turn. Apparently, this has not made a big enough impact as we all hoped and I believe that it might be still a factor convenience. Health food isn’t always convenient, especially with all of the fast food places and restaurants across the country. Any given night, you can see parking lots full of people’s cars who are eating in restaurants and fast food places, and especially in drive thrus. Not only is this food delicious, it’s easy to get.
Choosing Good Now or Later
While many of the restaurants and fast food places are adding healthy choices to their menu, people are probably not choosing them as much as they should. Comfort food makes you feel good and it tastes good, even if it’s not good for you. What needs to be thought about is that the temporary feeling you get from junk food isn’t good for the long term. I guess it depends on what’s more important to a person (the short-term benefit or long term one).
The Weight Loss Resolution
Thousands of people will make resolutions to lose weight this year. Many of these people will not succeed. Eating better and exercising is a lifestyle, not something that you do once and awhile. If you are willing to change your lifestyle, you will succeed in your weight loss goals. That means, trashing the junk food and loading up on the health food.
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Thu, Dec 31, 2009
Health