An analysis of the diet of Americans reveals that sugary snacks and sodas are consumed more readily than fruits and vegetables. It should not surprise us that 89% of Americans do not eat enough fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately it is more convenient to eat fast foods or processed foods that are not as healthy.
Researcher Gladys Block, PhD and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley, discovered that at least 30 percent of the total calorie intake of Americans surveyed was from sweets, desserts, salty snacks, fruit flavored drinks and alcoholic beverages. (l)
The end result! Junk food provides calories but not vitamins and minerals your body is in need of... in other words "empty calories."
(1) UC Berkeley Press Release by Sarah Yang, June 1, 2004
Researcher Gladys Block, PhD and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley, discovered that at least 30 percent of the total calorie intake of Americans surveyed was from sweets, desserts, salty snacks, fruit flavored drinks and alcoholic beverages. (l)
The end result! Junk food provides calories but not vitamins and minerals your body is in need of... in other words "empty calories."
(1) UC Berkeley Press Release by Sarah Yang, June 1, 2004
