I was in the supermarket this afternoon - I was feeling hungry - I have not felt hungry since I was a boy at school in the post rationing period in England. I was hungry because I have been on a diet. Not a tough diet. I eat meat, dairy, including lots of butter and cheese - even bacon and sausages. I have been eating a lot of veggies.
What I have stopped eating are simple carbs - bread, pasta, potatoes etc - beer/no - wine yes!
In 3 weeks I have lost 9 pounds and now only look 3 months pregnant rather than 7! I feel great too. My poor old knees are better and I just feel good.
But as I walked around the market all I saw was the kind of food that had helped me get fat. Massive advertising push behind food that is bad for us. On a day when Presidents choice had to recall a lot of meat.
What's wrong? The entire industrial food system based on corn and sugar and on treating animals really badly and OUR acceptance of this as being not only normal but desirable.
Here is a new report as reported on by the BBC - The results of this capture of our fodd and our minds by the system maybe our downfall.
Obesity rates in the US have surged over the last year, a report shows.
The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found adult obesity rates rose in 23 of the 50 states, but fell in none.
In addition, the percentage of obese and overweight children is at or above 30% in 30 states.
The report warns widespread obesity is fuelling rates of chronic disease, and is responsible for a large, and growing chunk of domestic healthcare costs.
Obesity is linked to a range of health problems, including heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
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Dr Jeff Levi, TFAH executive director, said: "Our health care costs have grown along with our waist lines.
"The obesity epidemic is a big contributor to the skyrocketing health care costs in the US.
"How are we going to compete with the rest of the world if our economy and workforce are weighed down by bad health?"
How indeed?
