We listened to this book on a trip to Idaho. It was a great book to listen to on a long trip. It kept me very interested. I thought it was well written for teen literature. It is written in the future at a time when superheroes of taken over the world. It is about the struggle of the ordinary person to take control again. There is no bad language (as we know it) in the book because the author created his own curse words. This bothered me a little because I didn't feel like it was necessary. With the words being made up, you don't know what the "severity" of the word is supposed to be, so when my kids started quoting the words, I felt it wasn't necessarily appropriate. I did like it well enough that we also bought the book and I'm looking forward to reading it in the future. It is the first of three books in the set and the others have not been written yet.
My Thoughts on HEALTH and NUTRITION
The above slide show depicts the changes over the past 20 years in the percentage of Americans who are obese. During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. The slide set illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states. In 1985 most of the states had a percentage of <10%.>25%. So why the change? What has brought on this increase in our nation? Here are my thoughts.
1. TECHNOLOGY
The 80s and 90s brought computers and game consoles to the world. Outside work and play have been replaced by many hours in front of the computer and electronic games. This has led to a nation that is much less active than before.
2. DIET FADS
The 80s is characterized by the LOW-FAT diet craze. If you ate things that were LOW-FAT you weren't supposed to "get fat." The food guide pyramid was taught. It focused on eating large amounts of grains (6-11 servings of bread, cereal, rice & pasta a day). Other diet fads have been the "low calorie diet" and the "Adkins" or low-carb diets. These diet fads have changed the way people think "healthy" eating should be.
3. EASY/PROCESSED FOODS
Our nation now has a "get it quick and get it now" mentality. Fast food restaurants are abundant and very accessible. The less time it takes to make or get our food, the better.
I feel that the three of these areas combined have led to an increase in obesity in our nation. SO NOW WHAT?
My Solution
Coming Soon:)
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