| ign="center"> | | | | were but four television stations. Now there are |
| Americans need to stop taking things for granted. | | | | hundreds. Entertainment choices have multiplied. |
| The American way of life is conducive to obesity | | | | Videos, CDs, DVDs, video games, I-pods, Satellite |
| and weight gain, due to the influence of food and | | | | and Cable TV, cell phones, calculators, computers, |
| (lack of) physical activity. | | | | digital cameras, video cameras, global positioning |
| America's system of capitalism has spawned an | | | | systems, and the Internet. Most of these devices |
| abundance of wealth that feeds the very mouth | | | | provide great entertainment and save time, but |
| of obesity. | | | | also lead to sedentary activity and further physical |
| As the richest nation in the world, we have a | | | | disconnection from one's body. |
| prosperous population that lives much differently | | | | We are eating too much fast food. As Americans |
| than just fifty years ago. In the last fifty years, | | | | have become more prosperous with an almost |
| changes have allowed Americans to give up wage | | | | endless array of entertainment and leisure time |
| earning labor in exchange for productive yet | | | | activities, the personal economic cost of fast food |
| sedentary lives. As Americans, we make more | | | | has become cheap. |
| money and enjoy a higher standard of living. In | | | | Grocery shopping and cooking for one or two |
| some parts of the world like Mexico and India, an | | | | people is not always as economical as fast food |
| average workers daily wages are equivalent to a | | | | or even dining out. Americans now eat more food |
| cup of coffee at Starbucks. | | | | prepared outside their home than in. When food is |
| Incomparable prosperity has bred an abundance | | | | not the quick fix, it is a social event. |
| of food, products, and services that offer an | | | | It's time we took a step back and analyzed our |
| explosion of choices for the American consumer. | | | | lives. Eat less fast food, enjoy natural, healthy |
| Product choices, from vacuum cleaners to cars, | | | | foods and become more physically active. |
| have multiplied with each generation. Just thirty | | | | America needs to start enjoying food and activity |
| years ago, the average home had one television. | | | | once again, and the change begins with you. |
| Many homes now have one television for every | | | | Did you like this article? To learn about exercise, |
| room in the house. Fifty years ago not every | | | | weight loss and equipment, visit and |
| household had a telephone. Now most every adult | | | | Report this article |
| has a personal cell phone. | | | | This article is free for republishing |
| Food has been no exception. Food producers, | | | | Source: |
| dissatisfied with the limitation of Mother Nature's | | | | Republish this article |
| product line, engineer new processed foods daily. | | | | |
| Without hesitation, these companies attack their | | | | Ask a Question About this Article |
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| entertainment choices. Just fifty years ago there | | | | |