Food/Income /Healthy Eating

There are several challenges that people in our society face when trying to remain healthy through exercise and diet.

1. According to Wikipedia: A healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve overall health. A healthy diet provides the body with essential nutrition: fluid, adequate essential amino acids from protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and adequate calories.
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3. A healthy diet starts at home as a child. As children we tend to develop our lifestyle, identity, values and food preferences. People in the lower income bracket tend to have the most unhealthy eating habits that sometimes lead to obesity and other health conditions such as diabetes. According to the USDA, lower income homes tend have  diets that are high in sugar. This is not only because the family simply can not afford to purchase  the fresher foods but also do not have the time to prepare the healthy meals.
4. The issue of diets high in sugar are also found in the schools. First Lady, Michelle Obama, realized this issue and took it heart. She has been an advocate of exercise and fresh fruits and vegetables since she moved into the White House. She set in place the Let's Move Program, that is designed to encourage children to exercise and eat healthier foods. She even invited children to the White House to help plant a garden.

Sugar plays an important role in the issue of healthy eating. Sugar is a carbohydrate. Carbohydrates are the most important fuel for our brains and provide our bodies with the energy our organs need to function. Just like other carbohydrates, such as starch, sugar provides 4 kilocalories (kcal) or 17 kilojoule (kJ) of energy per gram. This is the same as proteins, but it is lower than fat and alcohol.

 The truth about sugar, is quite enlightening and addictive!

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