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The incidence of overweight and obesity, along with the devastating diseases associated with them are affecting every one of us… whether you are overweight or not. It is imperative that you understand the crisis we are facing, as well as the underlying cause. (Note: It’s not what you think.)

Although we are enjoying economic prosperity greater than any other time in history, Americans are still getting fatter. A research study released by the Trust for America’s Health in the latter part of 2007 reported that obesity rates climbed in 31 states across the nation, with no decline in any states.

Two-thirds of American adults and approximately 25 million American children are overweight or obese. It is estimated that 50% of the American population may become obese in less than a decade!

The increase in overweight and obesity is having a dramatic effect on us as a nation. When a person is overweight, the risk of obesity related diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke are dramatically increased. Most people in America, even those of normal weight, are unhealthy, but they don’t know it. Symptoms such as poor digestion, fatigue, headaches, body aches, arthritis, and dozens of other minor and major ailments are commonplace. We are led to believe that these ailments are unavoidable symptoms of an aging population. However, these ailments, along with the incidence of overweight and obesity, are the direct result of a terrible diet.

“Economics is largely to blame for this state of affairs. A powerful trillion dollar food industry bombards us with messages calculated to make us eat more and more of the worst possible foods. Moreover, many of the emotional and medical challenges some people face today, from controlling one’s temper to depression to cancer, are as much products of these junk food companies as are frozen pizza and low-fat cookies.

In the twentieth century, U.S. tobacco companies altered the chemical composition of their products to increase consumption – creating lifelong customers by getting children addicted to specific brands of processed tobacco. Recent legislation has forced Big Tobacco to curb some of these activities when it comes to promoting cigarettes, but they are not letting their acquired expertise go to waste – they have been purchasing the major brands of addictive processed foods. Phillip Morris, the world’s largest tobacco company, now owns some of the most popular children’s processed food brands, including Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers, and Life Savers candies. This makes Phillip Morris, which produces everything from Oscar Mayer bacon to Post cereals to Philadelphia cream cheese, the world’s second largest food company after Nestle, Inc. In 2003, Philip Morris changed its name to Altria to keep consumers from finding out that Kraft Foods and its other children’s food brands are from the same company that is bringing their children Marlboros and Virginia Slims.”
– Source: The New Wellness Revolution, Paul Zane Pilzer

Knowing what you now know, it is easy to see that the obesity crisis in America is not an accident, but a cleverly calculated plan set in place by the trillion dollar food industry. These food giants burden our lives through sickness, disease, and financial hardship all in the name of higher profits and a bigger return on investments. However, there is good news. We have the power to take control of our health and wellness with natural whole foods. But first, it is imperative that you completely understand the epidemic we are facing in this country.

OBESITY RATES ARE SOARING IN THE UNITED STATES
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), between 1980 and 2000, obesity rates doubled among adults. Additionally, the incidence of overweight children in America has increased from 4% overweight in 1982 to more than 30% overweight in 2001 – increasing the number of years they are exposed to health risks of obesity. In fact, children account for 45% of all new cases of Type II diabetes.

According to the National Institute of Health, obesity and overweight together are the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, close behind tobacco use. An estimated 400,000 deaths per year are due to the obesity epidemic.

Currently, more than 65% of Americans are overweight and more than 30% are clinically obese. This translates into 195 million Americans overweight and 90 million clinically obese. This is truly an epidemic of mammoth proportions.

OVER FED & UNDER NOURISHED
Although we are overfed as a nation, we are vastly undernourished to the point of severe malnutrition. Much of the food we eat is denatured to the point that it is stripped of all of its vital nutrients while containing large amounts of refined sugars, processed fats, and harmful chemicals. In other words, our modern food supply is abundant in calories, but deficient in essential nutrients.

Most of us remember the late night T.V. shows in the 80’s and 90’s depicting starving malnourished children in Africa. These children were skin and bones, but they had grossly distended bellies. This is the result of severe malnourishment due to a lack of food and vital nutrients.

Well, the same type of epidemic is occurring in the United States. It’s a common occurrence to see men and women, both skinny and fat, who have distended bellies similar to those of the children in the late night T.V. shows. These men and women are not lacking food, but they are lacking vital nutrients. They are over fed and under nourished. These Americans are malnourished to the point that they live with constant headaches, body aches, gastrointestinal problems, heartburn, fatigue, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and dozens of other disorders that modern medicine tells them to accept as inevitable symptoms of advancing age. Pharmaceutical companies sell Americans billions of dollars worth of drugs, such as pain killers and antacids, that only treat their symptoms while ignoring the cause, a poor diet.

However, this is about to change, Better Living With Whole Foods is at the forefront of a whole foods revolution that will completely change the way you think about food, empowering you with the skills needed for healthy living in the 21st century. Its principles will make a significant difference in your life. You will discover what’s wrong with the commercial food industry and how to easily choose delicious whole foods that are your key to optimal health and wellness.

Well, I hope you now have a better understanding of the crisis we are facing and the absolute need for you to take responsibility for your health and the health of the ones that you love.

Let me know your thoughts on this subject. I’m interested in hearing what you have to say.

Committed to your success,

Alexander Morentin, C.E.S.
Whole Foods Evangelist

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