"Have you heard of SAD? It's the Standard American Diet (SAD) or Western Diet, which is high in processed foods, refined grains, sugars, and unhealthy fats, and low in nutrient-dense whole foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. That makes it high in calories, sodium, and sugar, but low in essential nutrients."
"Living a healthy lifestyle shouldn't be hard. But in America (and increasingly other countries), there are many obstacles. For example, we have such easy access to processed and packaged foods. American culture has also made it easy to live a relatively sedentary lifestyle if you're not intentional about staying active, and easy to be disconnected socially from friends and family."
Living a healthy lifestyle faces many obstacles in America and increasingly other countries. Easy access to processed and packaged foods encourages consumption of high-calorie, high-sodium, high-sugar products with low nutrient density. The Standard American Diet (SAD), or Western Diet, is characterized by processed foods, refined grains, sugars, and unhealthy fats, and lacks fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Cultural patterns encourage sedentary behavior and reduced intentional physical activity. Social disconnection from friends and family further undermines healthy living. Structural and institutional public health approaches could help address these barriers.
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