American's spending a greater portion of their grocery money on processed foods & sweets
Friday, August 17, 2012 at 10:21PM
Dr. John

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Credit: Lam Thuy Vo / NPR

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 31.3% of American's grocery money went to buy meats in 1982. Thirty years later, the percentage has dropped by a third. The up and comer? Processed foods and sweets!

This is the long-term scenario: more processed foods lead to more chronic diseases, which lead to greater healthcare expenditures that lead to less U.S. global competitiveness.

The time is now for ancestral nutrition. 

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