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Did you know that the processed food industry spends over $33 billion per year in advertising to lure people to consume sugar-laden, fast, junk foods? These processed foods are loaded with hydrogenated oil, high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, and trans fats. The main ingredients of processed foods are empty sugar, water, fat, flour, starch, artificial colorings and flavors.

America has become a nation of wide spread obesity and chronic disease. The predictable outcome we are seeing is that now a huge number of Americans are sent on to the highly profitable pharmaceutical industry.

Over fifty percent of the people with severe weight problems have diabetes. At this time it’s been estimated that over 7% of our population has a form of diabetes. This makes a total of over 21 million people (but nearly a third are undiagnosed). In 2007, indirect and direct medical cost of diabetes is estimated at over $174 billion. These numbers are exploding daily and tangible statistics are difficult to obtain to keep up with the reality of the diabetes epidemic.

It is so regrettable that the American society has chosen this lifestyle. About 20 years ago there was publicized research that revealed populations that consume more fruits, vegetables, and high fiber foods experienced lower disease rates. Two of these examples are the whole grains, nuts, seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables, and olive oil rich Mediterranean diet, and the South Pacific diets with large amounts of coconut oil. Even something as simple as water has a big affect on health. Last year, Loma Linda University research revealed that drinking 5 glasses of water per day reduces the risk of our number one cause of death heart attack by 50%.

The result of all this is our nation has a completely out of balance health care and agricultural economics policy which is now affecting the rest of the planet.