(Health
Secrets) Early Americana is remembered in part for its legacy of
homesteading and family farming where families grew their own fruits and
vegetables, raised their own animals for food, and traded their goods
locally with neighbors. Today’s American landscape has changed
dramatically; a mere 1-2 percent of all consumed food is locally grown
today, and over 90 percent of it has been processed. Experts believe
this modern food system is directly responsible for the obesity
epidemic, and they say that a shift back to locally-grown food would
help remedy this cause of obesity and improve public health.
Researchers from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) collected data from a myriad of data
sources to analyze the cause of obesity. Upon review, they concluded
that the large-scale food system of today has resulted in a glut of
readily-available, highly-processed, and typically genetically-modified
(GM) foods that are rich in refined flours, sugars, and bad fats, and
devoid of many necessary nutrients,vitamins and minerals.
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