Sunday, March 28, 2010
Health and food
The meal that I ate was penne pasta with chicken that I made myself at home. To be honest there wasn't any political or economic reason for choosing this meal and there never is when I choose to eat. There is really only one thing that I think about when i choose to eat and that is health. I choose to try and eat as healthy as I can for many different reasons. One reason is that heart disease runs in my family. My grandpa had 3 open heart sugeries, the first one being in his 40s. Considering heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. probably because of the large amount of food that we eat that is loaded with trans fats and other artery clogging substances. So I am trying to get a head start on it now in order to prevent ending up like my grandpa. Another reason is that I am a marathon runner and try to eat as healthy as I can so I can do my best, especially because it is my last marathon in the U.S. I run my best. These are the things that mostly drive my decisions when it comes to food.....most of the time. Although sometimes I choose just because it tastes good and I want to eat it.
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I would argue there is some ethics and economics involved in your choices of food, but more on the supply end than the demand. Think about it; why do you have to TRY to eat healthy? In many countries besides the US, eating any food at all is eating healthy. Why do we supply so much food, and why is so much of it unhealthy? These factors force you to think about what is in your food. Given the heart disease epidemic, shouldn't suppliers be forced to give us food that is genuinely healthy? (not the hyped up crap thats marketed as low-fat or low-calorie but loaded with sodium and other chemicals)
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