What are the pitfalls of unhealthy foods?
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Dr. Michael T Murray answered:According to the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which studied eating habits among 15,000 American adults, one third of the average diet in this country is made up of unhealthy foods, including potato chips, crackers, salted snack foods, candy, gum, fried fast food, and soft drinks. These items offer little in terms of protein, fiber, vitamins, or minerals. What they do offer is lots of "empty calories" in the form of sugar, white flour, and fat. They fill you up with extra calories and leave you with little interest in the foods that give your body a fighting chance to prevent heart disease, cancer, and other diseases.
According to the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which studied eating habits among 15,000 American adults, one third of the average diet in this country is made up of unhealthy foods, including potato chips, crackers, salted... More
