En: [ivu-veg-news] [US] Americans shun fruits and vegetables

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forwarded from Int'l Veg Union news - www.ivu.org FARM <farm-usa escreveu: Para: ":Veg-News" <ivu-veg-news >De: "FARM" <farm-usaData: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:08:26 -0500Assunto: [ivu-veg-news] [uS] Americans shun fruits and vegetableswww.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801209.htmlThe Washington Post - March 19, 2007Research Finds That Americans Still Shun Fruits and Vegetablesby Rick WeissImagine a medical breakthrough that simultaneously helps prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, is cheaper than almost any medication currently on the market, can be taken orally instead of by injection and is even widely acclaimed as tasting good.That breakthrough exists

-- in the form of fruits and vegetables. But new research indicates that Americans are shunning them just as much as they have for decades, despite growing publicity about their health benefits.Federal dietary guidelines recommend at least two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables every day. To see whether that message is affecting behavior, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore reviewed dietary data obtained from almost 25,000 individuals. Most of the data stretched back to 1988, and much of it extended to as recently as 2002.Their analysis found that 28 percent of Americans met the minimum consumption guidelines for fruit and 32 percent attained the minimum for vegetable intake. Fruit consumption rates were flat over the 20-year period, while vegetable consumption declined slightly.Of those surveyed, 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All told,

11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables, Tiffany Gary and colleagues found.Given that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, the findings "should alarm public health officials and professionals," the team reports in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, released today.------Register for AR2007 Conference at www.ARConference.org/register.htm

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and, ya have to figure, i'm sure they consider french fries as vegetable intact, so its probably worse....

Silas Cordeiro-Pascoal Mar 21, 2007 6:09 PM En: [ivu-veg-news] [uS] Americans shun fruits and vegetables

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Para: ":Veg-News" <ivu-veg-news >De: "FARM" <farm-usaData: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:08:26 -0500Assunto: [ivu-veg-news] [uS] Americans shun fruits and vegetableswww.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801209.htmlThe Washington Post - March 19, 2007Research Finds That Americans Still Shun Fruits and Vegetablesby Rick WeissImagine a medical breakthrough that simultaneously helps prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, is cheaper than almost any medication currently on the market, can be taken orally instead of by injection and is even widely acclaimed as tasting good.That breakthrough exists -- in the form of fruits and vegetables. But new research indicates that Americans are shunning them just as much as they have for decades, despite growing publicity about their health benefits.Federal dietary guidelines recommend at least two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables every day. To see whether that message is affecting behavior, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore reviewed dietary data obtained from almost 25,000 individuals. Most of the data stretched back to 1988, and much of it extended to as recently as 2002.Their analysis found that 28 percent of Americans met the minimum consumption guidelines for fruit and 32 percent attained the minimum for vegetable intake. Fruit consumption rates were flat over the 20-year period, while vegetable consumption declined slightly.Of those surveyed, 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All told, 11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables, Tiffany Gary and colleagues found.Given that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, the findings "should alarm public health officials and professionals," the team reports in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, released today.------Register for AR2007 Conference at www.ARConference.org/register.htm

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also " ketchup, " thanks to the great communicator's

administration.

 

 

and, ya have to figure, i'm sure they consider french fries as

vegetable intact, so its probably worse....

 

 

Silas Cordeiro-Pascoal

Mar 21, 2007 6:09 PM

 

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and vegetables

 

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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801209.html

The Washington Post - March 19, 2007

Research Finds That Americans Still Shun Fruits and Vegetables

by Rick Weiss

 

Imagine a medical breakthrough that simultaneously helps prevent

cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, is cheaper than almost

any medication currently on the market, can be taken orally instead of

by injection and is even widely acclaimed as tasting good.

That breakthrough exists -- in the form of fruits and vegetables. But

new research indicates that Americans are shunning them just as much

as they have for decades, despite growing publicity about their health

benefits.

Federal dietary guidelines recommend at least two servings of fruits

and three servings of vegetables every day. To see whether that

message is affecting behavior, researchers at the Johns Hopkins

Medical Institutions in Baltimore reviewed dietary data obtained from

almost 25,000 individuals. Most of the data stretched back to 1988,

and much of it extended to as recently as 2002.

Their analysis found that 28 percent of Americans met the minimum

consumption guidelines for fruit and 32 percent attained the minimum

for vegetable intake. Fruit consumption rates were flat over the

20-year period, while vegetable consumption declined slightly.

Of those surveyed, 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a

typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All told,

11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits and

vegetables, Tiffany Gary and colleagues found.

Given that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, the

findings " should alarm public health officials and

professionals, " the team reports in the April issue of the

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, released today.

 

 

------

Register for AR2007 Conference at

www.ARConference.org/register.htm

 

 

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What's truly sad is that, even though I am vegan, I don't actually

eat all that much when it comes to fruits and vegetables. There's

just so many processed foods available for quick meals and I am a

carb addict. I would like to eat wonderfully healthy veggie dishes,

but I just don't have the time per day to devote usualy (also I don't

have a dishwasher so that makes it more time consuming). So you

don't have to be a flesh eater to be missing out on the good

stuff...

But I usually make a nice big pot of soup every saturday to keep me

through the week.

~Cinth

 

 

 

, Silas Cordeiro-Pascoal

<cordeiropascoal wrote:

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> forwarded from Int'l Veg Union news - www.ivu.org

>

>

> FARM <farm-usa escreveu:

> Para: " :Veg-News " <ivu-veg-news >

> De: " FARM " <farm-usa

> Data: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:08:26 -0500

> Assunto: [ivu-veg-news] [uS] Americans shun fruits and vegetables

>

> www.washingtonpost.com/wp-

dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801209.html

> The Washington Post - March 19, 2007

> Research Finds That Americans Still Shun Fruits and Vegetables

> by Rick Weiss

>

> Imagine a medical breakthrough that simultaneously helps prevent

cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, is cheaper than almost

any medication currently on the market, can be taken orally instead

of by injection and is even widely acclaimed as tasting good.

> That breakthrough exists -- in the form of fruits and vegetables.

But new research indicates that Americans are shunning them just as

much as they have for decades, despite growing publicity about their

health benefits.

> Federal dietary guidelines recommend at least two servings of

fruits and three servings of vegetables every day. To see whether

that message is affecting behavior, researchers at the Johns Hopkins

Medical Institutions in Baltimore reviewed dietary data obtained from

almost 25,000 individuals. Most of the data stretched back to 1988,

and much of it extended to as recently as 2002.

> Their analysis found that 28 percent of Americans met the minimum

consumption guidelines for fruit and 32 percent attained the minimum

for vegetable intake. Fruit consumption rates were flat over the 20-

year period, while vegetable consumption declined slightly.

> Of those surveyed, 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a

typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All

told, 11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits and

vegetables, Tiffany Gary and colleagues found.

> Given that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, the

findings " should alarm public health officials and professionals, "

the team reports in the April issue of the American Journal of

Preventive Medicine, released today.

>

>

> ------

> Register for AR2007 Conference at

> www.ARConference.org/register.htm

>

>

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I don't think it is possible to eat healthily if you do not cook your

own meals most of the time. Most microwave meals are in plastic, and

transfer nasty chemicals to your food when you microwave them. They

also may contain additives and hydrogentated fats.

 

We work full time, so also do not have much spare time. You can make

a pesto pasta and salad in just as little time as heating up a

microwave meal. As you make a batch of soup at the weekend you could

make up a batch of thicker sauce to go on top of pasta or with rice,

and then use some, watered down, as soup.

 

Jo

 

, " Hyacinth Wellesley "

<cinnatart wrote:

>

> What's truly sad is that, even though I am vegan, I don't actually

> eat all that much when it comes to fruits and vegetables. There's

> just so many processed foods available for quick meals and I am a

> carb addict. I would like to eat wonderfully healthy veggie

dishes,

> but I just don't have the time per day to devote usualy (also I

don't

> have a dishwasher so that makes it more time consuming). So you

> don't have to be a flesh eater to be missing out on the good

> stuff...

> But I usually make a nice big pot of soup every saturday to keep me

> through the week.

> ~Cinth

>

>

>

> , Silas Cordeiro-Pascoal

> <cordeiropascoal@> wrote:

> >

> > forwarded from Int'l Veg Union news - www.ivu.org

> >

> >

> > FARM <farm-usa@> escreveu:

> > Para: " :Veg-News " <ivu-veg-news >

> > De: " FARM " <farm-usa@>

> > Data: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:08:26 -0500

> > Assunto: [ivu-veg-news] [uS] Americans shun fruits and vegetables

> >

> > www.washingtonpost.com/wp-

> dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801209.html

> > The Washington Post - March 19, 2007

> > Research Finds That Americans Still Shun Fruits and Vegetables

> > by Rick Weiss

> >

> > Imagine a medical breakthrough that simultaneously helps prevent

> cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, is cheaper than almost

> any medication currently on the market, can be taken orally instead

> of by injection and is even widely acclaimed as tasting good.

> > That breakthrough exists -- in the form of fruits and vegetables.

> But new research indicates that Americans are shunning them just as

> much as they have for decades, despite growing publicity about

their

> health benefits.

> > Federal dietary guidelines recommend at least two servings of

> fruits and three servings of vegetables every day. To see whether

> that message is affecting behavior, researchers at the Johns

Hopkins

> Medical Institutions in Baltimore reviewed dietary data obtained

from

> almost 25,000 individuals. Most of the data stretched back to 1988,

> and much of it extended to as recently as 2002.

> > Their analysis found that 28 percent of Americans met the minimum

> consumption guidelines for fruit and 32 percent attained the

minimum

> for vegetable intake. Fruit consumption rates were flat over the 20-

> year period, while vegetable consumption declined slightly.

> > Of those surveyed, 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a

> typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All

> told, 11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits

and

> vegetables, Tiffany Gary and colleagues found.

> > Given that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, the

> findings " should alarm public health officials and professionals, "

> the team reports in the April issue of the American Journal of

> Preventive Medicine, released today.

> >

> >

> > ------

> > Register for AR2007 Conference at

> > www.ARConference.org/register.htm

> >

> >

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Tis true, make a batch of food in bulk and freeze some, you will soon build up a selection, and keep your bills down. The Valley Vegan..................Hyacinth Wellesley <cinnatart wrote: What's truly sad is that, even though I am vegan, I don't actually eat all that much when it comes to fruits and vegetables. There's just so many processed foods available for quick meals and I am a carb addict. I would like to eat wonderfully healthy veggie dishes, but I

just don't have the time per day to devote usualy (also I don't have a dishwasher so that makes it more time consuming). So you don't have to be a flesh eater to be missing out on the good stuff... But I usually make a nice big pot of soup every saturday to keep me through the week.~Cinth , Silas Cordeiro-Pascoal <cordeiropascoal wrote:>> forwarded from Int'l Veg Union news - www.ivu.org> > > FARM <farm-usa escreveu:> Para: ":Veg-News" <ivu-veg-news >> De: "FARM" <farm-usa> Data: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:08:26 -0500> Assunto: [ivu-veg-news] [uS] Americans shun fruits and vegetables> >

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801209.html> The Washington Post - March 19, 2007> Research Finds That Americans Still Shun Fruits and Vegetables> by Rick Weiss> > Imagine a medical breakthrough that simultaneously helps prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, is cheaper than almost any medication currently on the market, can be taken orally instead of by injection and is even widely acclaimed as tasting good.> That breakthrough exists -- in the form of fruits and vegetables. But new research indicates that Americans are shunning them just as much as they have for decades, despite growing publicity about their health benefits.> Federal dietary guidelines recommend at least two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables every day. To see whether that message is affecting behavior, researchers at the Johns Hopkins

Medical Institutions in Baltimore reviewed dietary data obtained from almost 25,000 individuals. Most of the data stretched back to 1988, and much of it extended to as recently as 2002.> Their analysis found that 28 percent of Americans met the minimum consumption guidelines for fruit and 32 percent attained the minimum for vegetable intake. Fruit consumption rates were flat over the 20-year period, while vegetable consumption declined slightly.> Of those surveyed, 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All told, 11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables, Tiffany Gary and colleagues found.> Given that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, the findings "should alarm public health officials and professionals," the team reports in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive

Medicine, released today.> > > ------> Register for AR2007 Conference at > www.ARConference.org/register.htm> >