Eating our way to illness

The number one excuse I hear for not eating healthy is that it is too expensive. Having raised three children I find it amazing that anyone would find processed foods cheaper than fruits and vegetables.This way of thinking has prompted me to do some research comparing the cost of eating whole foods to processed foods. In my search I came across an article “Eating our way to illness” by Michael Pollan.

In this article Michael points out the hidden cost of eating unhealthy like the $147 billion a year to treat obesity, $116 billion a year to treat diabetes and hundreds of billions more to treat cardiovascular disease. 

Before you go to the go shopping for food again click on the following link and read Eating our way to illness by Michael Pollan.

 www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/09/eating_our_way_to_illness.html

Category: Nutrition