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Study Finds the Typical American's Diet Will Make You Sick

Mike Adams — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:17:14 +0000

Earlier this week the Center of Disease Control published a new report stating that although Americans are living longer these days, they are still getting fatter. It’s no secret that the American population has terrible diets and eating habits than any other country in the world. It seems that over the course of the last [...]

Want Your Kids to Lose Weight? Maybe You Should Drop a Few Pounds, Too

Kathy Landin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:45:39 +0000

The number of obese children in the US has tripled since 1970. About one out of every three kids in America is severely overweight.

This data means that obesity-related diseases that are usually only found in adults are being diagnosed more frequently in children and that these kids need to lose weight.

I Ate What? Infographic Reveals What Americans Consume in a Year

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:15:56 +0000

From the fine folks at Daily Infographic comes this somewhat frightening visual representation of what the average American eats in a calendar year. For starters, we each inhale about 2,000 pounds of food, with the biggest chunk — 600 pounds — going to non-cheese dairy products. We also take in a healthy amount of vegetables [...]