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Our food system fills us up, but leaves us empty!
(Reprinted from the October 2009 Health Journal, Cumberland Times- News.)
This is the second in a series* of articles on food and nutrition.
“WARNING: This hamburger may be hazardous to your health. Why the American food system is bad for our bodies, the economy, and our environment…..”. This chilling statement from the August 31 cover of TIME magazine is flashing through my brain as I head home from the college, contemplating my next article for the Health Journal.
But I’m hungry and it’s been a long day at work. Ten hours to be exact.
As a card-carrying flexitarian, I have the right – maybe even the obligation - to occasionally stop for fast food on my way home.
I mean, why ... |