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We Americans eat a lot of extra sugar than is needed. And we sadly start at a pretty early age. Click on one of the links to find out why sugar is bad for you and how to help reduce the amount of sugar you eat.

Americans over the age of 2 now consume 15.8 percent of their daily calories as added sugar. That’s a 50 percent increase from 30 years ago, when added sugars contributed only 10.5 percent of our daily calories. Even worse, studies suggest that added sugars amount to as much as 25 percent of the caloric intake of children and teenagers.

We Eat and Drink Too Much Added Sugar

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We Americans eat a lot of crap. That’s why America is the fattest country. But it take a special certain type of crappy food to make the top ten unhealthiest fast food meals in America. Click on one of the links to see the top ten most unhealthiest fast food meals.

Let’s face it: Fast food is an American institution. Love it or hate it, it’s a facet of life that we’re not shaking any time soon. The good news? It’s entirely possible to eat the occasional drive-thru meal without inflicting too much bodily harm. The challenge is avoiding the kind of foods that wreak havoc on your wasteline. Chain restaurants will try to convince you that a bacon-gravy-sausage sandwich is a slight indulgance, when in truth it’s a severely dangerous way to spend a lunch break. Here we’ve uncovered the country’s 10 worst fast food meals. You’d be wise to avoid them at all costs.

The 10 Worst Fast Food Meals | Eat This, Not That

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Most restaurant foods aren’t very healthy and they are only getting worse. Here are five new dishes at  some pretty well known food chains that you should try to avoid. Click on the link to find out the five new dishes to avoid and their nutritional information. 

There’s an arms race going on, and it could mean disaster for your waistline.
But this terrifying competition to build the biggest, scariest weapons of mass destruction isn’t happening between the United States and Russia, or on the Korean peninsula, or among angry rivals somewhere in the Middle East. It’s happening between America’s restaurants—every one of them, it seems, is eager to show it has the biggest, scariest, most destructive new food in the marketplace. And the unsuspecting victims of this Strangelovian contest? You and me.

Scariest New Restaurant Foods

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Which is really better for you when it comes to tea? Bottled tea or brewed tea? Click on the link to get more information on bottled tea and brewed tea and decide for your self which is better for you.

Bottled tea may not measure up to the brewed variety when it comes to fighting off a host of health problems and diseases.
Scientists have found that despite what bottled tea makers claim, many do not contain beneficial doses of protective antioxidants known as polyphenols.

Bottled Vs. Brewed: Study Reveals Healthiest Teas – AOL Health

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Everybody is debating whether organic farming or  normal farming is better. Organic farming is clearly better for both you and the environment, and science has proved that many times. If you still don’t believe that organic farming is better for you and the environment click on the link to get more information on organic farming.

We are bombarded with information about organic foods—yet much of it is conflicting. Some people say it’s more nutritious, others say it’s not. And isn’t it more important to eat food produced locally? The truth is organic agriculture is key to our survival—and there’s clear scientific data to back it up. I’m not the first in my family to reach this conclusion. My grandfather, J.I. Rodale, launched Organic Farming and Gardeningmagazine in 1942, and with it the organic movement (as well as the company that publishes Runner’s World). My father supported local farmers. To them, organic was obviously healthier and better for the environment. But in the 1960s, many considered them crazy. So they set out to prove their ideas.
As a result of their efforts and those of others, we can prove organic farming is better for the environment, can stop the climate crisis, and can eliminate toxins from our soil and water. So critical is it that we embrace organic methods that I make this statement: If you do just one thing to change the world, go organic. No choice will have greater positive repercussions for our future. I don’t run anymore (I switched to yoga), but my husband is a runner, and many of my colleagues are too, so I understand how deeply you care about keeping your body fit and strong. Here’s why going organic is important for you and the landscape you run through.

A Natural Choice

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