Can Health Food Compete with Convenience and Taste?

December 31st, 2009 admin

A recent Associated Press article, Did Americans Get Any Healthier Over the Past Decade , discussed how Americans’ health have changed over the last ten years. According to the article, more Americans are obese and eating much less healthy. This is surprising since there has been such a huge push towards eating healthier with organic foods and healthy food choices information everywhere you turn. Apparently, this has not made a big enough impact as …


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