As I am sure you are aware, there has been a rise in the consciousness of what we eat. It has been stated many times to us that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables is good for us, and that eating a lot of fatty foods will give us heart attacks and make us obese.
Do you really believe that though? How true are those statements? And how much attention should we actually pay to what we put into our bodies?
I should start by saying that I am a fan of being healthy. I try to keep myself active. I try to work out at least four times a week. I try not to overload on junk food. However, “try” is the key word here.
Like many of you, when I was growing up I had my fair share of junk food. But I turned out fine. Was I just lucky?
Unfortunately some of my childhood friends are already suffering health problems, due, in large part, to the diets they had while growing up. Two of my friends are morbidly obese, and one of them came from two thin parents, so I doubt this is a genetic thing. Another friend of mine now has bowel problems.
The thing that is most clear in my mind right now is that I know for a fact that at least two of these friends had a diet while growing up what was nothing short of appalling. They had such staples as daily lunch at the deli, sugary soft drinks, and sweets whenever they wanted them. One of them also smoked, and I’m positive that hasn’t helped him either.
Even worse though, is that many of the teenagers I see now are following in those unhealthy footsteps. Some people, like the friends mentioned above, did eat like that while I was growing up, but it was no where near as much as is happening in today’s world.
Yes, eating junk food does affect us negatively. It is not that you cannot eat it, but that if you must eat it, do so in moderation.
There is an obvious gap between the people from the time when I was growing up to this ‘Jamie Oliver’ generation, and our eating habits. The youth today have got to be the most unhealthy generation we have seen in quite some time. However, provided they do not pass these bad habits on to their own kids, and the new health consciousness keeps up, I am sure this will not be a long term problem.
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