DREAM ON, BABY
\nWhatever happened to \u2018eat, drink and be merry?\u2019 In America, obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol and a shit economy happened, okay. We don\u2019t need Maslow to lecture us on the importance of food for survival. We\u2019ve come to view food as the enemy, deprivation and restriction the weapons to combat it and exercise the punishment when we lose the fight against it. So, while we binge on low-fat foods, opt for sugar-free alternatives, diet perpetually and indulge in guilt-free food porn to make up for the pathetic bowl of mixed greens for dinner, the war against obesity rages on. So, what are we doing wrong? Somewhere between sugar substitutes and crash diets, it is clear that Americans are missing the mark when it comes to proper diets. Meanwhile, based on life expectancy<\/p>\n
and obesity rates alone, the French and Japanese seem to be doing something right. With books like Mireille Guiliano\u2019s French Women Don\u2019t Get Fat and Naomi Moriyama\u2019s Japanese Women Don\u2019t Get Old or Fat, they seem to think Americans can learn a thing or two about healthy eating as well, and maybe it\u2019s time we took the hint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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