ECONOMIC OBESITY!
CAN OUR ECONOMY LEAD TO OBESITY!
Fact: Yesterday the latest business polls showed that MacDonald has increased their sales. This is at the same time we see local restaurants closing, job layoffs, housing foreclosures, school budgets cuts, and the list goes on.
But how can our economy downtrend be affecting our food consumption.
Why, because the fast food chains are offering recession prices for their hamburgers, tacos, etc. So to feed the family it may be cheaper than going to the store and buying a bag organic apples, bunch of bananas, and oranges.
Is this good.
No, we are already have a diabetes and obesity health epidemic due mainly to the foods we consume. Children are especially at high risk. At a recent conference, Dr. Christina Woods, a pediatrician in San Diego is seeing 20% more preschoolers that are over weight.
All of this will result in much higher health costs for everyone.
What can you do? You have a choice.
- Eat cheap foods at cheap prices now and pay for health care later.
- Or budget more for your food now, cut costs somewhere else and have less health issues now and later.
To your personal and family health,
rebecca russell
Thanks Gavin,
Absolutely, we need to make big changes in our food choices. I work around young people and it breaks my heart to see what they are eating NOW…with major problems when they are older.
What do you do?
rebecca