THE 21ST CENTURY

SINCE THE YEAR 2000, MANY DIET TRENDS HAVE BEEN POPULARIZED. PEOPLE HAVE BEGAN TO EAT ORGANIC, VEGETERIAN, VEGAN AND RAW. BEFORE I BEGAN TO STUDY NUTRITION, DIET TRENDS WERE FAR-FETCHED TO ME. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES EQUAL BETTER OVERALL HEALTH.

THE VEGAN DIET HAS ALSO BEEN CALLED THE "LIFESTYLE OF THE MILLENIUM". THE VEGAN DIET ENSURES ADEQUATE VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS, PROMOTES PHYSICAL FITNESS, TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, AND ENVIROMENTAL AWARENESS. VEGANISM HELPS TO AVOID HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CANCER, HEART DISEASE, AND OBESITY. PETA(PEOPLE FOR ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMAL) ENCOURAGE VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN DIETS.

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THE STATISTICS OF OBESITY IN 2000 - 30% of A mericans were obese, today in 2011 we are 34% obese. The rate of obesity has doubled since 1980.

IN 2000, TYPE II DIABETES WAS BELIEVED TO ONLY AFFECT ADULTS BEGAN TO AFFECT THE YOUTH. IT IS NOW CALLED CHILD HOOD ONSET DIABETES BECAUSE IT IS FOUND IN OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN, CAUSING COMPLICATIONS WITH DIABETES AS ADULTS, KIDNEY DISEASE, AND BLINDNESS.

WHOSE TO BLAME: CONSUMERS vs FOOD COMPANIES

Is it fair that companies are able to put things in our food that we are unfamiliar with?
Would you eat a food that had  an ingredient in it that you didn't approve of if you knew it was there?

IN AMERICA PROCESSED FOOD BEGAN TO BECOME VERY POPULAR DUE TO ITS TASTE AND CONVIENCE WHICH STRAYED CONSUMERS AWAY FROM THE HEALTHIER AND MORE TIME CONSUMING MEAL BECAUSE OF OUR CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE. OVER TIME PEOPLE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE FOODS WERE POOR TO HEALTH AND POOR  IN NUTRIENT VALUE.

CRISCO WAS INTRODUCED IN 1910 COMPLETLY MADE OF VEGETABLE OIL. IT ALSO CONTAINS TRANS FAT- ADDED TO MAKE VEGETABLE OILS SOLID. TRANS FATS RAISE(LDL-bad cholesterol) AND LOWER (HDL-good cholesterol) WHICH INCREASES HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 2006 THAT CRISCO WAS REQUIRED TO  PUT TRANS FATS ON THE LABEL. A TOTAL OF 96 YEARS.