The Importance Of Controlling Our Bad Food Intake
Thursday, March 11th, 2010As I am sure you are aware, there has been a rise in the consciousness of what we eat. It has been stated many times to us that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables is good for us, and that eating a lot of fatty foods will give us heart attacks and make us obese.
How true is that though? How much attention should we really be paying to what we eat?
Of course, I am a fan of being as healthy as I can be. I like to keep active, and work out at least four times a week. I try not to overload on junk food, but try is the key word.
Like many of us, when I was growing up I had my fair share of junk food, like most of the kids I knew. I turned out fine, but was I one of the lucky ones?
Unfortunately some of my childhood friends are already suffering health problems, due, in large part, to the diets they had while growing up. Two of my friends are morbidly obese, and one of them came from two thin parents, so I doubt this is a genetic thing. Another friend of mine now has bowel problems.
At least two of these friends had absolutely horrid diets while they were growing up. I’m talking about daily lunch at the deli, sugary soft drinks, many sweets, and at any time of the day or night. Also one of those friends smoked, so I am sure that didn’t help his current health.
Worse yet is that many of the teenagers I see now are following in their footsteps. While I acknowledge that some people from my generation had unhealthy lifestyles growing up, it was no where near as common as it is today.
Yes, eating junk food does affect us negatively. It is not that you cannot eat it, but that if you must eat it, do so in moderation.
The gap between these young kids of the ‘Jamie Oliver’ generation and my own generation is never so obvious as when I look at our common eating habits. However, providing that these kids do not pass their bad habits on to their own kids, and the new heath consciousness keeps up, I am sure this won’t be a long term problem.
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