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Bad economy equals bad eating habits, bad health

June 26th, 2008 @ 9:23am
by Hanna Scott/KTAR

The economic downturn can be bad for your health in a lot of ways and it could affect your waistline.

Eating healthy is getting expensive, with the costs of fruits, vegetables and a lot of other food items rising. Some people are looking to fast food as a cheaper alternative.

"There's no question about it, starchy foods are cheaper," says Dr. Sam Benjamin, host of a Saturday health show on News/Talk 92-3 KTAR. ``And when you buy them, in fast food stores for example -- because they use large amounts of product being transported from state to state -- the cost is either more stable or increases slower. The result is that it's more attractive financially. From a health point of view, it's a disaster."

Benjamin sees some serious consequences for people who opt for cheaper diets.
``Some people are going to get fat, we're going to see more diabetes, we're going to see more heart disease, we're going to see more hypertension, we're going to see more kidney disease, and we're going to see more ocular, or eye, disease."

Not only eating habits, but exercising habits, change when the economy slows, Benjamin said.
``When we see more economic downturns, we tend to spend more money going to movie theaters, watching television, drinking beer and having a bag of potato chips."

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It's Curtis again...this is scary. Obesity, heart disease, overweight children...they are all ALREADY at incredibly high levels in the United States.

Make no mistake about it: this IS reversible, this IS manageable, this IS within our control.

Choose your regular food intake wisely and have a wonderful week!

To your continued health,

Curtis Hoekstra, Certified Fitness Instructor

Phone: (623) 486-6622

Web: http://www.ArizonaFitnessBootCamp.com

Email: Curtis@ArizonaFitnessBootCamp.com

Blog: http://arizonafitnessbootcampblog.blogspot.com

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