Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC

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Clearly we are unhealthy. The GM problem with our food sources is adding to this problem of not getting the nutrition our bodies need. I might suggest that MonaVie has an answer for our fast paced culture. Fruit in a bottle. It seems like a simple answer but MonaVie has done the research and now offer a product to help people all across the world to get much better nutrition from just 4oz per day. It has helped me, my wife and my 3 boys. I have seen it help many others.
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Ben Grab of PA 10:25AM October 23, 2009

Eating more fruits and vegetables is important, but healthful eating also requires one to properly combine foods. By reducing intake of acid causing foods and increasing alkaline food intake you can improve digestion and eliminate some very unpleasant conditions. I have experienced acid reflux for years and had two recent bouts of diverticulitis. I was looking for help and happened upon this website about two months ago (http://www.greattastenopain.com/cmdt.asp?id=1061524). The information helped me to completely eliminate the acid reflux and I haven't had a return engagement with the pain of diverticulitis.

Fred Steier of FL 12:52PM October 03, 2009

CASE OPEN!!!
The government has a huge say in the Institutions of Education (from preschool-college or university), Medicine, Corrections, and many others. The young people learning to think and live, those receiving medical treatment, inmates in correctional prisons or rehabilitation facilities, and other state funded and legally ruled entities deserve to leave in better shape than they arrived in!
Yes, parents needing to teach healthy eating at home is #1, but when my children started in elementary education, (in 1970,s), I had very little say about what the cafeteria was serving. And today it is worse. Did you see Shaque's (sorry, spelling)TV
special about changing the menu in grade school? I have repeatedly asked for menu changes at the campus I was attending to no avail. I have just heard they have begun changes.
AND what about charging sick people $120 for an aspirin and feeding them packaged dried and canned food! Talk about, "The cost of health care and feeding patients fresh, healthy food goes hand in hand." The returns visits to the hospital will decrease and believe me, the Doctors have a long line of patients waiting for their turn. Doctors are always going to have to be employed if care is affordable
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The government has just changed the ruling about what can be purchased with food supplement monies by adding fresh foods and fruit to the purchasing criteria.That is government responsibility! Kudos to America!!!!!
Those in Mental Health and prisons, both behaviorial change programs, would absolutely benefit those in their care and our population by serving healthy food to those, mostly nutritionally deprived people, whose improved mental function and level of physical comfort (nervous system), would increase thier chance of getting themselves out of the 'revolving door' and increase safety levels everywhere.
These are all institution and facilities supported by government monies and rules and government needs to be accountable for their percentage of the equation to be equal to healthy choices made in higher incme brackets.
Too poor to eat good food? I went fron $100 per month budget for canned and processed food to $150 per month almost all fresh foods, fruits, and small portions of meat,chicken, and fish. I feel, so far, 20 years younger and look good, most days.And I haven't reached the organic purchases, yet. My friend said, "Make slow changes, let your body adjust, and you'll be great." That is what is happening!I used to think I wanted to live to 102, now I am raising the ceiling to 107 or 110.And I haven't started regular exercise yet.
I'm 64 and loving it!
So, all you young people out there...you have a voice and you have many years to find a healthy lifestyle you are comfortable with. Don't go too fast. Give yourself the opportunity to look at the possible future consequences. Share you successes.
Thank-you Communities for guiding me cautiously in the right direction.

Virginia J. Sujishi of CA 5:38PM October 02, 2009

One of the biggest benefits of good nutrition is a strong immune system. Getting adequate exercise and sunlight exposure (Vitamin D) also dramatically strengthens our immune system. So, why are these things never mentions these things when it comes to protecting you from the flu? People with strong immune systems rarely get it, those with weakened immune systems are very susceptible. Yet, vaccines and obsessive hand washing seem to be the only things being hammered into our heads...

Greg of PA 6:42AM October 01, 2009

I don't remember the pizza franchise that was advertising several weeks ago that 'one pound of cheese' is healthier than a footlong sandwich from subway. Talk about responsibility, this pizza franchise needs a couple of lawsuits to bring them back to earth. They've been on vacation too long.

jorge Mercado of SC 6:13AM October 01, 2009

We tax beer, wine, tobacco.....why not fat, and sugar? Why not get rid of the corn subsidies (less high fructose corn syrup) and tax it instead? Big agri and the food conglomerates would be in trouble but the money we would save in health care, or should we say sick care, would more than make up for the loss in profit. And, the money we made on the fat/sugar tax could be used to pay for the increasing cost of health care!!

RNinOH of OH 10:20PM September 30, 2009

Fruits are NOT expensive. I routinely spend roughly $1/lb for various fresh fruits at the local mega store. Fresh vegetables are always on sale. Canned or frozen can be had during those weeks when the fresher alternative is available.
It is NOT a choice of mortgage, utilities, or health care versus vegetables when everyone has a cell phone, cable, tattoos, cigarettes and beer!
Furthermore, it is NOT the government's responsibility to feed your kids health foods, it is YOUR responsibility.
CASE CLOSED

B. Gatto of OH 6:53PM September 30, 2009

One of the biggest challenges of the human race is avoiding temptations. What do you see when entering most grocery stores? App. 75% packaged "junk foods", as well as GMO [genetically modified] grains and produce, yet our Government signed legislation that does not allow disclosure of this fact on the products. There are serious consequences to our soil, ground water, and other ways contamination from poisons and DNA tampering have impacted our ability to get healthy foods. We have been researching this at the web's "Healing News Network" where you can find out more pertinent information.

Dennis Knicely of NM 2:30PM September 30, 2009

"Most Americans don't eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables", says a U.S. government study released Tuesday
Now ask yourself, why?
If you said its because most Americans cannot afford to purchase the right amount of fruits and vegitables for their families to consume.
Your answer is right!
It's food or your mortgage, or food or health care, or food or heat in the winter, Always having to make a choice with not enough money for all.
You have just identified another problem that Congres and the rest of government wil just ignore ro pass bad programs that cost more than they are worth.

Robert Therrien of MI 1:19PM September 30, 2009

I personally recognize that wheat is a far better diet than meat on the ground it usually goes out of body with ease and rapidity, and we are well aware that our heath depends upon smooth metabolism and blood stream associated with the immune system and how important our daily workout is, as well.
I still think the critical conditions mostly come from breach of our immune system, and the food that stays long in the body is more likely to become a source where germs, bacterias and the like multiply.
Sounds outlandish, but wheat might be a principal "clean and healthy" food that has led western society to the most decent culture of all.

hsr0601 10:08AM September 30, 2009