Title: 75 Percent of Americans Say They Eat Healthy — Despite Evidence To The Contrary : The Salt : NPR
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75 Percent of Americans Say They Eat Healthy — Despite Evidence To The Contrary
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Content: The most recent estimate is that 36 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese. But, as a nation, we seem to have our blinders on. Despite much evidence to the contrary, most Americans say they have a healthy diet. This comes from a poll NPR conducted with Truven Health Analytics, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 3,000 U.S. adults in May.
One question they asked: How healthy would you consider your eating habits to be? About 75 percent of respondents ranked their diets as good, very good or excellent. Hmm. Are Americans confused about what constitutes a healthy diet? Do they say one thing, but do another? Or perhaps it's a matter of portion size: