Baby Boomers are getting older and their eating habits and food choices are creating growth opportunity for new industries.
The health food industry has seen a boost from aging boomer dollars as they make better diet choices to avoid obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Food additives are now a main ingredient of the American diet.
Additives, which were developed to help preserve food freshness, have become a health hazard to millions.
Read on for more details.
These top ten are particularly harmful.
Artificial Sweeteners
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Monosodium Glutamate
Trans Fat
Common Food Dyes
Sodium Sulfate
Sodium Nitrate/Sodium Nitrate
BHA and BHT
Sulphur Dioxide
Potassium Bromate
A typical American household spends about 90 percent of their food budget on processed foods, and are in doing so exposed to a plethora of artificial food additives, many of which can cause dire consequences to your health.
An American Academy of Family Physicians survey found that more than half of men—55 percent—hadn’t seen their M.D. in the previous year.
It seems that men are babies when it comes to visiting the doctor!
Heart health, blood sugar, colon cancer, aneursym, and melanoma are the top 5 conditions that men need to monitor as they age.
With early detection and therapy men need not fall victim to disease and may just save their lives.
The press release offers more info.
KICKSTART YOUR HEALTH WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD
March 2011– Can Certain Foods Help Control Your Appetite? –
For years Dr. Neal Barnard has been at the forefront of cutting-edge research on what it really takes to lose weight and restore the body to optimal health. Now, in this new PBS special, KICKSTART YOUR HEALTH, Dr. Barnard unveils the secrets to reprogramming your body quickly and getting your body on track to better health fast. KICKSTART YOUR HEALTH WITH DR. NEAL BARNARD is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning March 5, 2011 and airing throughout March (check local listings).
Maybe you’d like to lose weight, lower your cholesterol or improve your energy. Or perhaps you’d like to go vegan for the animals and the environment. Now is your chance to do it in a way that is engaging and fun. Whether you’re drawn to chocolate, cookies, potato chips, cheese burgers and fries, Dr. Neal Barnard’s advice and plant-based diet will provide delicious and healthy alternatives that do not include meat, dairy, seafood and other animal based products. In this program, Dr. Barnard will teach viewers:
•Appetite Control: Many people find themselves drawn to foods, even when they are not hungry. The Kickstart plan shows why appetites get out of control and how to choose foods that calm the appetite naturally.
•Burn Enhancement: For people who feel they are not burning calories as fast as they should be —as if everything they even think about eating goes straight to ‘the hips’— it turns out that you can actually increase your calorie-burning speed through food. By adjusting your eating patterns, you can burn calories faster for about three hours after each meal, so more of what you eat simply burns off, rather than going to body fat.
•Health Protection: It is critical that the foods you choose are not just slimming, but also bring lifelong health. By favoring the very best choices, foods can trim your waistline, improve our health, boost your energy, and tackle cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and maybe even Alzheimer’s disease.
Does it really work? Can foods really help control the appetite? Dr. Barnard reveals studies that will demonstrate how focusing on the food you eat and not the calorie count can help dramatically reduce weight. According to Dr. Barnard, “the trick to eating less is to focus not on how much you eat but on what you eat. Without even knowing it people tend to reduce their calories and the weight loss is essentially automatic.” Best of all, these appetite-taming, energy-boosting foods are good for overall health. Unlike diet pills or stimulants, the foods that boost metabolism and calm the appetite can also protect the heart, lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure, relieve joint pain, migraines and even reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.About Dr. Neal Barnard
Neal Barnard, MD, is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and president of the nonprofit Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine. He has been the principle investigator or co-investigator on several clinical trials investigating the effects of diet on health. He is the author of several books and a frequent lecturer. He has appeared on “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “Ellen” and PBS with his successful program, “Tackling Diabetes.”Dr. Barnard’s first PBS Special, “Tackling Diabetes,” was seen in over 92% of U.S. households. To date this program has received over 4,000 telecasts.
PBS special programming invites viewers to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; hear diverse viewpoints; and take front-row seats to world-class drama and performances. Viewer contributions are an important source of funding, making PBS programs possible. PBS and public television stations offer all Americans from every walk of life the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and online content. To donate to your local PBS station, visit http://www.pbs.org/support.
Obesity is one of the biggest problems in this country, so people are searching for innovative ideas to attack the problem.
One possible approach is to tax sodas and other sugary drinks. It seems logical, but of course one has to deal with the food and beverage lobbyists. Also, some Americans hate the idea of the government dictating anything, though here it’s just a tax to cover the costs we as a society pay for these beverages.
A recent study, however, provides some ammunition for proponents of the soda tax.
Millions of people would lose about a pound or more a year if large taxes were tacked onto regular soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as sport drinks and fruit drinks, a new analysis shows.
A soda tax of 20% or 40% would generate about $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion in annual tax revenue. The 40% tax would cost the average household about $28 a year, the research shows.
“If the tax money was used to serve healthier foods in schools and build parks and recreation centers, it could lead to even more weight loss,” says the study’s lead researcher, Eric Finkelstein, a health economist and associate professor of health services at Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School.
The idea of a substantial tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages has been the subject of hot debate in recent years among national, state and local policymakers. Public health advocates have been pushing for a hefty tax as a way to reduce consumption of these products to help people lose weight and become healthier.
Currently, two-thirds of people in this country are overweight or obese, which is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and many other health problems. Obesity costs the country roughly $147 billion a year in increased medical expenses, according to another study by Finkelstein.
The soda tax seems like an obvious solution, and perhaps this study and others like it will start to tip the balance.
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