Eat to Live
Chapter One
DIGGING OUR GRAVES
WITH FORKS AND KNIVES
THE EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN DIET, PART I
Americans have been among the first people worldwide to have the luxury
of bombarding themselves with nutrient-deficient, high-calorie food, often
called empty-calorie or junk food. By "emptycalorie," I mean food
that is deficient in nutrients and fiber. More Americans than ever before
are eating these rich, high-calorie foods while remaining inactive - a
dangerous combination.
The number one health problem in the United States is obesity, and
if the current trend continues, by the year 2230 all adults in the
United States will be obese. The National Institutes of Health
estimate that obesity is associated with a twofold increase in
mortality, costing society more than $100 billion per year. This is
especially discouraging for the dieter because after spending so
much money attempting to lose weight, 95 percent percent of them
gain all the weight back and then add on even more pounds within
three years. This incredibly high failure rate holds true for the
vast majority of weight-loss schemes, p ... read full excerpt from Eat To Live ebook
