The Power of Your Plate

Join us on Sunday, June 30th, from 2:30-3:30pm for my first class as a Licensed Food For Life Instructor!

Diet-related chronic diseases are major threats to Americans. Overweight and obesity now
affect the majority of the U.S. population, increasing the risk of diabetes, hypertension, and
heart disease and taking a disproportionate toll on under-served populations. Health
disparities can be defined as differences in health status among those in varying social or
demographic categories, such as race, gender, or income. Illness can even be the cause of
people falling into poverty.
However, improved lifestyle choices, especially dietary, need not be reserved for those in a
particular income, social, gender, or racial demographic. Eating healthfully can be less
expensive than diets fueled by seemingly inexpensive processed products, fast-food products,
or nutrient-poor products. The savings can happen in the short term and certainly in the long
term, measured not only by dollars but also in quality of life.