Americans malnouished!  Seriously?  Yes indeed! 

No, we are not Third World Country malnourished. Rare is the site of an American who is clearly underfed or walking around with pregnant size bellies due to a  protein deficiency. Instead, we are malnourished from our habit of simply eating too much of the wrong things!

On any given day, the average American chooses fast food or highly processed foods (i.e. frozen entrees) over a good home cooked meal.  Our fast paced lifestyle just does not cater to home cooking anymore.  In addition, pantries around America are loaded with quick grabbing snacks loaded with fat and sugar.

Are you guilty?  I know my family is and I am a Registered Dietitian! 

The outcome is obvious.  I call it Modern World Malnutrition!

American are without a doubt well-fed.  It’s what we eat that is the problem. And it is  what we are choosing to eat that is yielding us an increase in disease states that our ancestors just did not see so much of!

As a result of our modern diet, there has been a significant increase in:

  • Childhood obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Disease
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Even cancer

Obesity Related Diseases

  • 80% of type II diabetes related to obesity
  • 70% of Cardiovascular disease related to obesity
  • 42% breast and colon cancer diagnosed among obese individuals
  • 30% of gall bladder surgery related to obesity
  • 26% of obese people having high blood pressure
  • 76% increase in Type II diabetes in adults 30-40 yrs old since 1990

Childhood Obesity Running Out of Control

  • 4% overweight 1982 | 16% overweight 1994
  • 25% of all white children overweight 2001
  • 33% African American and Hispanic children overweight 2001
  • Hospital costs associated with childhood obesity rising from $35 Million (1979) to $127 Million (1999)

 

Childhood Metabolic and Heart Risks

  • New study suggests one in four overweight children is already showing early signs of type II diabetes (impaired glucose intolerance)
  • 60% already have one risk factor for heart disease

 

Surge in Childhood Diabetes

  • Between 8% – 45% of newly diagnosed cases of childhood diabetes are type II, associated with obesity.
  • Whereas 4% of Childhood diabetes was type II in 1990, that number has risen to approximately 20%
  • Depending on the age group (Type II most frequent 10-19 group) and the racial/ethnic mix of group stated
  • Of Children diagnosed with Type II diabetes, 85% are obese

SOURCE: Wellness International Network Ltd – web.winltd.com

Modern World Malnutrition!  That’s what we have here.  Should we expect the government to fix it?  Absolutely NOT.  YOU FIX IT!  Change what you are doing in your own home and fix it! 

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