Overcoming Our Unhealthy Food Culture 1.            overcoming our unhealthy food culture Kelly Hayford, CNC ~ Author: If It’s Not Food, Don’t Eat It! Eating-for-Health Presentation Copyright © 2010 Kelly Hayford 2.            Traditional cultures eat traditional DIETS of whole, fresh, natural foods 3.            Traditional cultures have VERY LOW rates of degenerative dis -ease such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes . 4.            MODERN CULTURES that eat mostly poor-quality processed foods, have skyrocketing rates of chronic degenerative dis -ease. 5.            AUTO-IMMUNE disorders, asthma, arthritis, allergies, digestive disorders & other ailments are also prevalent & rising dramatically . 6.            WHAT WE EAT and the amount we eat, have changed more in the last 40 years than they have in the last 40,000 . 7.            90% of food budget dollars are spent on PROCESSED , packaged fake food. 8.            A new FAST-FOOD restaurant opens somewhere in the world every 2 hours . 9.            SUGAR from soda & other sweetened beverages is the #1 source of calories in the American diet . -- USDA Research Center at Tufts University 10.        LESS THAN 10% of people eat the recommended 7-13 servings of fruits & vegetables a day.   11.        Our poor eating & lifestyle habits are causing a colossal health CRISIS . 12.        Today children are more harmed by POOR DIET than by exposure to alcohol, drugs, and tobacco combined. -- Dr. David Katz 13.        For the first time in a century, today’s children are expected to have a SHORTER life expectancy than their parents. -- Texas Children’s Hospital 14.        Close to 70% of Americans are OVERWEIGHT — 30% are obese. 15.        OBESITY among children doubled in the last 20 years — and TRIPLED among teens.   16.        ONE SODA or sweetened beverage per day increases the risk of obesity in children by 60% . -- The Lancet Sweetened Beverage ~ * ~ Soda 17.        In the last 50 years , the consumption of soft drinks has increased by 500% . 18.        The AVERAGE American drinks 2.5 sodas per day — the average teenage boy drinks 3-4 sodas per day. 19.        TYPE 2 diabetes is in epidemic proportions — 6.2 million people have diabetes but don’t know it — And 54 million have pre- diabetes . 20.        DIABETES is approaching catastrophic proportions in teens . -- American Diabetes Association 21.        … the medical community is not equipped to handle such an ONSLAUGHT .   Associated Press -- June 15, 2003 22.        The American Cancer Society now estimates that 1 out of every 2.5 - 3 people in the U.S. will develop CANCER . 23.        15 million new CANCER cases are expected annually by 2020, a 50% increase over current rates. -- Newsweek, April 14, 2003 24.        Contrary to popular belief — only 5% of all cancers are strongly HEREDITARY . -- The American Cancer Society  25.        Research at Oxford University shows 70% of cancer cases are related to DIET .  26.        Eating a diet of PROCESSED foods is proven to raise cancer risk in women. -- World Cancer Research Fund 27.        60-93% of chronic dis -ease can be prevented by DIET & LIFESTYLE! 28.          There isn’t any condition in the body that can’t be improved by improving YOUR DIET ! 29.        FOOD is the raw material used to build every cell of your body . 30.        What materials are you using to build the cells of YOUR body? 31.        food (fo ō d) n. 1. any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life , provide energy, promote growth, and repair. --   American Heritage Dictionary 32.        MANY substances found in our food today are not nourishing — but actually HARMFUL to our bodies.  33.        If it’s not NOURISHING , it’s not food! 34.        If it’s not food, don’t eat it! 35.        … and if you do , wait a long time before you do it again so your body can RECOVER! 36.        The MOST nutritious foods don’t come with a label . 37.        Eating a variety of whole, fresh, natural REAL foods is always your best choice. 38.        REAL food is power! — what you eat matters . 39.        U.S. GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDS: 7-13 servings of fresh fruits & vegetables daily. 40.        Grandma was right — fruits & vegetables are GOOD for you! 41.          FRUITS & VEGETABLES came out as the #1 blocker in reduction of the incidence of cancer in 4500 research articles. 42.        … the health & well-being of our generation & future generations depend on the CHOICES we make today. -- C.D.C. 43.        EAT WELL, & BE WELL — one day, one bite at a time. Brought to you by: www.KellyHayford.com _______________ Former junk-food junkie turned nutrition & health coach Best-selling Author