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: We may be choosing foods that are healthy in moderation, but are eating too much of them. We asked a range of experts who study eating habits. Nutrition scholar Marion Nestle at New York University says portion size — just eating too much — is an issue. " I'd vote for that as a major cause of obesity," Nestle told us by email. "Some of the problem is that individuals pay more attention to getting good things in their diet than they do to limiting overall intake," adds David Just, a behavioral economist who studies food psychology at Cornell University. " It is hard to monitor overall consumption. It is easy to remember to add a fruit or vegetable to the plate." As a culture, we seem to have food on the brain more. " We eat two more large snacks a day [compared to] 25 years ago," says Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina. His research points to the trend of kids eating every few hours throughout the day.