What Do You Know About Good Nutrition?

I think nutrition knowledge is very powerful.  Eating the right foods everyday can help you live a healthier live.  There are so many diseases and no cures.  80 million eople have some form of heart disease. (American Heart Association)  1 in 3 women and 1 in 3 men will have cancer in his or her lifetime. (National Cancer Institute)  Over 20 million children and adults have diabetes. (American Diabetes Association)  64% of adults are overweight. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  About 59% of adults do not engage in any vigorous leisure-time physical activity.  (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)  Our national health care expenditures were 2 trillion in 2005 or $6,700 per person.  (National Coalition in Health Care)  By the age of 12, an esitmated 70% of our childen have developed the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries. (Bogalusa Heart Study) 1 in 3 Amerians born in 2000 will develop diabetes. (Journal of the American Medical Association) 1 in 4 chidren is obese. (International Journal of Obesity) 1 in 4 children is obese. (International Journal of Obesity) Nearly 50% of obese adolescents reain obese as adults. (International Journal of Obesity) 7% of school age children are diagnosed with ADHD. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  About 6% of elementary school children and 7% of adolescent children miss 11 or more days of school yearly due to illness or injury. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Over 93% of all children and adolescents do not consume the recommended 3 servings of vegetables per day. (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine)  Why are we so unhealthy?  Poor food choices, not drinking enough water, stressful lifestyles, environmental factors, sleep deprivation, approach to medicine: "Treatment" instead of "Prevention".  What can we do about it?  Eat 9 to 13 servings of a variety of fruits and vegetables everyday.  Add Juice Plus+ to your diet and bridge the gap between what you eat and what you should eat.  It's the wisest choice to make.  www.donnacodelljuiceplus.com