Gallup Journey: Service Member Josh Kanter is growing gardens and growing healthy kids
The Gallup, New Mexico Journey covers Josh Kanter and his local efforts to help change eating habits for the healthier.
By. H. Haveman
We are what we eat. This phrase resonates somewhere in our consciousness, but seems to have no meaning when bellies rumble and hands reach for preservative-filled food products out of a box or bag. In our country, there is an epidemic of obesity-related illnesses and diseases directly linked to the fact that we aren’t eating enough of what we should – fruits and vegetables – but are eating too much of everything else.
Certainly, America’s children, who are three times more overweight or obese as their counterparts from just thirty years ago, need to hear and understand the message that a healthy diet is important. Here are the statistics: 1 in 3 children born in the year 2000 are on track to develop Type II diabetes. 1 in 4 young adults are too overweight to qualify for military service. Only 2% of children eat enough fruits and vegetables, according to USDA data. Now it’s one thing to know the facts, but change requires action. And change is what FoodCorps is all about.
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