Sammuel

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= =   Could modernized food be the cause of common health concerns?

As time goes on, the idea of obtaining as much as possible as soon as possible imposes ever so greatly upon us. To accomplish this idea, many industries intend to facilitate our natural human needs so we can carry on gaining more; be it money, power, or recognition.

One of those natural needs that we all have is to eat. We’ve come a long ways as mankind from hunting wild animals for our only food source, and even far from planting and harvesting crops to eat directly from the fields. 21st thinking is the precursor to 21st century food.

Reasonably, I believe that many health issues can be avoided by dieting right and living an active lifestyle. Basic instruction from not so paid attention Jr. High and High school classes have given the average American a small basic understanding of health nutrition, however, as time goes on, the average health of the American society decreases, which brings about the question of ‘why’? If we really know what’s healthy to eat and how to live right, why does obesity increase? Why do other self-imposed diseases increase? Could modern day health problems be connected to modern day nutrition?

It seems marketable to sell food that can be prepared and eaten in a timely manner with little effort behind it; pull it out of the freezer, pop it in the microwave, and ‘Wal-la’, you have insta-meal. Basic instruction from not so paid attention Jr. High and High school classes have given the average American a small basic understanding of health nutrition. To market today’s foods, companies inform with more emphasis on the very little health benefit side of their product, and discretely place the literal nutrition facts on the packaging.