| People are obsessed with dieting and
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| | only because French fries and potato
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| weight loss! Don't believe
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| | chips are included as
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| me? Just tune-in to any source of
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| | vegetables. Potato products account for
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| advertising...you're instantly
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| | almost a third of our
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| bombarded with the latest diet schemes
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| | "produce" choices.- We're drinking less
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| and "Hollywood" food
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| | milk, but we've more than doubled our
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| fads.Here in America, we have built a
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| | cheese intake. Cheese now outranks meat
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| thriving industry trying to
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| | as the number one source
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| control our weight and treat the
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| | of saturated fat in our diets.- We've
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| consequences of over-indulgence.
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| | cut back on red meat, but have more than
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| The cost of weight loss and obesity
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| | made up for the
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| related health care
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| | loss by increasing our intake of chicken
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| treatments is staggering...Americans
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| | (battered and fried), so
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| alone spend around $114
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| | that overall, we're eating 13 pounds
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| billion every year! And even with all
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| | more meat today than we did
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| this interest in losing
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| | back in the 1970's.- We're drinking
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| weight, we continue to pack on the
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| | three times more carbonated soft drinks
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| pounds like never before...- A whopping
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| | than
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| 64 percent of U.S. adults are either
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| | milk, compared to the 1970's, when milk
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| overweight or
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| | consumption was twice
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| obese...up about eight percent from
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| | that of pop.- We use 25 percent less
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| earlier estimates.- Among children and
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| | butter, but pour twice as much vegetable
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| teens ages 6-19, 15 percent or almost
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| | oil on our food and salads, so our total
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| nine
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| | added fat intake has
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| million are overweight...triple the rate
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| | increased 32 percent.- Sugar consumption
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| in 1980!- Nearly one-third of all adults
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| | has been another cause of our expanding
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| are now classified as obese.For
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| | waistlines. Sugar intake is simply off
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| Americans, modern life may be getting TOO
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| | the charts. People are
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| easy. Our cushy
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| | consuming roughly twice the amount of
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| lifestyle means we expend less energy
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| | sugar they need each day,
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| and consequently need fewer
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| | about 20 teaspoons on a 2000 calorie/day
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| calories to sustain our normal body
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| | diet. The added sugar is
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| weight.Think about it for a
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| | found mostly in junk foods, such as pop,
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| moment...Entertainment no longer requires
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| | cake, and cookies. In
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| energy expenditure. In fact,
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| | 1978, the government found that sugars
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| it's usually quite the opposite. We now
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| | constituted only 11
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| entertain ourselves in
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| | percent of the average person's
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| the comfort of our own home while
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| | calories. Now, this number has
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| watching TV and munching on our
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| | ballooned to 16 percent for the average
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| favorite snack. Whether it's television,
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| | American adult and as
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| computers, remote
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| | much as 20 percent for American
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| controls, or automobiles, we are moving
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| | teenagers!Unfortunately, it would seem
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| less and burning fewer
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| | that the days of wholesome and
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| calories. Common activities that were
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| | nutritious family dinners are being
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| once a part of our normal
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| | replaced by fast food and
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| routine have disappeared...activities
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| | eating on-the-run. We have gradually
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| like climbing stairs,
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| | come to accept that it's
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| pushing a lawn mower or walking to get
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| | "OK" to sacrifice healthy foods for the
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| somewhere.And please do not misunderstand
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| | sake of convenience and
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| me...I appreciate comfortable
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| | that larger serving portions equate to
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| living just as much as the next person.
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| | better value.It's time recognize that we
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| But, here is the
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| | are consuming too many calories and
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| problem...With all of our modern day
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| | time to start doing something about it!
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| conveniences and "cushy" style of
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| | Each of us can decide
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| living we have not adjusted our caloric
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| | TODAY that healthy eating and exercise
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| intake to compensate for
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| | habits WILL become a
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| our decreased caloric expenditure. We
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| | normal part of our life!We can begin by
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| consume more calorie rich
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| | exploring our values, thoughts and
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| and nutrient deficient foods than ever
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| | habits...
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| before. Consider a few of
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| | slowly and deliberately weed-out the
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| the following examples comparing what we
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| | unhealthy habits and
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| eat "today" vs the
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| | activities and start living a more
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| 1970's (U.S. Department of Agriculture
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| | productive and rewarding life.
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| survey):- We are currently eating more
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| | And remember, it has taken a long time
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| grain products, but almost all of
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| | to develop bad habits, so
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| them are refined grains (white bread,
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| | be patient as you work toward your
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| etc.). Grain consumption
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| | goal!The information contained in this
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| has jumped 45 percent since the 1970's,
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| | article is for educational purposes
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| from 138 pounds of grains
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| | only and is not intended to medically
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| per person per year to 200 pounds! Only
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| | diagnose, treat or cure any
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| 2 percent of the wheat
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| | disease. Consult a health care
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| flour is consumed as whole wheat.- Our
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| | practitioner before beginning any
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| consumption of fruits and vegetables has
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| | health care program.
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| increased, but
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