Healthy Eating

  What is healthy eating?

Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy. These nutrients include protein, carbohydrates, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals.

Nutrition is important for everyone. When combined with being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight, eating well is an excellent way to help your body stay strong and healthy. If you have a history of breast cancer or are currently undergoing treatment, eating well is especially important for you. What you eat can affect your immune system, your mood, and your energy level.

Reason why to eat healthy

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4815212_reasons-eat-healthy.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask

2.       What causes Americans not to eat healthy?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/23/health/main637896.shtml

Recent research from Mintel shows 5 reasons for not eating healthy:

1. Availability

2. Cost

3. Confusion

4. Time constraints

5. Taste concerns

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http://stanford.wellsphere.com/healthy-eating-article/most-americans-don-t-eat-smart-and-exercise-cdc/1261

Most Americans don't eat smart and exercise: CDC

Only one in seven Americans exercises enough and eats enough fruits and vegetables, and men are worse than women, federal health officials said on Thursday. "These results underscore the need to promote diets high in fruits and vegetables and regular physical activity among all populations in the United States and among racial and ethnic minority communities in particular," U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said in a report. The CDC tracked the percentage of Americans who eat at least five servings of...