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Fat Employee Sues McDonald's And WINS

While you may not agree with the notion that eating unhealthy food day after day, gaining an excessive amount of weight that results in obesity, then making it the food maker's fault... there should be some responsibility on both sides. McDonald's is just not a place to go for your nutrition needs. Period. You need to survive because there's nothing else to eat in the world except McDonald's? Fine. Do it. Otherwise, the fast food system is set up to increase the desire (addiction?) for those foods so you want to eat them again...and again. There are no vitamins or nutrients that you'll find from plant-based foods. We push the Juice Plus+ supplement because too many people won't cut this "junk" out of their diet in favor of more fruits and vegetables. Honestly, you wouldn't need a supplement like Juice Plus+ if you had a diet that was sans fast food and adequate fruits and vegetables.  Did you know you can leave one of their hamburgers out for years and it won't show mold? That's because there has to be some "living" nutrients available for the mold to flourish. Well, here's what happened with one employees case against Micky D's --

A Brazilian court has ordered McDonald's to pay a former franchise manager $US17,500 ($18,000) because he gained 29kg while working there for 12 years. The 32-year-old man says he was forced to sample food products each day to ensure that quality standards remained high because McDonald's hired "mystery clients" to randomly visit restaurants and report on the food, service and cleanliness. The man also says McDonald's offered free lunches to employees, adding to his kilojoule intake while on the job. (source...)

Comment: There is no doubt that as individuals we have to be responsible for our actions. But where's the individual making the decisions about what to serve at the restaurant? There are people behind corporations, not just a business name and building. Do we not consider that?  I know people that own pizza restaurants and they tell me that they eat "very little" of what they serve. Why? Because they know it's fattening and not nutritious.  Here's one comment to the story above that was worth posting here: 

Yeah, this is fair enough.

In Japan and Korea they have --at the upper levels of management-- professional drinkers who have to go out and get sloshed when a deal is done. By having separate drinkers the managers can concentrate on working and not be constantly hung over.
These pro drinkers can claim medications and treatment for liver damage as work-related injury.

## I think one day though, we will look back at Ronald McDonald as being the Pied Piper of Lard, leading kids into obesity. Posted by Alex

Final Word: Stick to the healthy foods - fruits and vegetables first and foremost. There just isn't room in our life for the worst of foods. You CAN make a pizza healthy by putting fresh fruits and vegetables on it and using wheat dough and organic sauce, and putting the fruits and veggies on the pie later in the cooking process so less nutrients get "killed"....just a thought.

Dr. Patrick Havey
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Back From The Brink of Death With Vitamin C

Vitamins and nutritional supplements are not and cannot treat or cure any health condition. Having said that, the best source of nutrition for your health, good or bad, is from plant-based sources. Interpretation: eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, grapes, berries, and the like to keep yourself healthy and help in the healing process when dealing with any health condition.  This is why we recommend Juice Plus+, because you need nutrients from those foods and it contains such from a variety of them. There are a couple of vitamins that work well on their own, even in synthetic form. Here's the remarkable story of how vitamin C changed one man's life --

The story of Allan's recovery has become known as "one of the most remarkable and controversial turnarounds in New Zealand medical history." And for good reason.

It's not every day someone walks away from the brink of certain death.

What makes this story even more remarkable, is the fact that once admitted to the hospital with swine flu, Allan was also diagnosed with leukemia, which dramatically worsened his chances of recovery. Vitamin C expert Dr. Thomas Levy initially sent me Allan Smith's case report over a year ago, and I'm thankful for his contributions to this follow-up article as well.

Dr. Levy is the author of several books, including Curing the Incurable: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins, and Stop America's #1 Killer, a book about vitamin deficiency and heart disease. He's also written extensively on topics such as dental toxicity issues from mercury amalgams and root canals, vaccine safety, and the clinical uses of vitamin C for infectious diseases.

Dr. Levy went to New Zealand in the middle of the furor following the 60-Minutes program about Allan's case and gave a PowerPoint presentation, "Vitamin C: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Law." This presentation is available on the home page of his website www.peakenergy.com, along with more information about vitamin C use.
 
The Smith family had contacted him for advice, and he'd referred them to John Appleton in New Zealand. Appleton provided a lot of information on vitamin C and referred the family to CAM (Centre for Advanced Medicine), www.camltd.co.nz in Auckland. According to Dr. Levy, adequately dosed vitamin C, to his knowledge, has never failed to cure an acute viral syndrome, and Allan's case couldn't be a better demonstration of the curative power of vitamin C.

Not only did the vitamin C cure Allan's swine flu infection, but after spending nine weeks in an induced coma, he walked out of physical rehab after 13 days as opposed to the predicted three months. Even more astounding, today, just over a year later, he also has no further signs of leukemia...

The Allan Smith New Zealand Vitamin C Organization is now dedicated to supporting patients' rights to receive high dose vitamin C in hospitals, if they request it. The website, www.vitaminCcancure.org, also includes the original TV3 60-Minute program about Allan's story. (source...)

Comments: Eat a healthy diet for best supporting your health.

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Watch This Guy FLY!

This is Jeb Corliss, and he knows how to fly!

On another note: be sure to get your kids the vitamins and nutrients from a healthy diet that they need to defend against sickness. Not all things can be prevented with a healthy diet, but it certainly helps to have a healthy immune system. The California Department of Public Health says more than 6,200 Californians have been infected with whooping cough in the largest epidemic to strike the state since 1950.

Updated totals released by the department show that as of late Tuesday there were 6,257 cases of whooping cough, an increase of 279 cases from last week. Ten deaths have been reported, all infants younger than three months. The highly contagious illness has symptoms similar to the common cold, but a persistent cough that lasts weeks may indicate the illness, which is also known as pertussis. All the babies who have died this year were too young to be fully immunized, so health officials are urging parents and caretakers to get booster shots to create a cocoon of immunity around vulnerable children. (source...)

Note: If you're not getting enough fruits and vegetables, or all plant-based foods, in your diet, then add Juice Plus+ in order to at least get the nutrients from a variety of those foods. Boost your immune system with a healthy diet rich in vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants.

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Bayer's Vitamins Claims Causes Lawsuit

When big drug companies start making claims that go beyond anything heard by nutritional supplement makers, there must be recourse for their actions.  The limit is pushed too often about what vitamins and other supplements can do for our health, but there is a definitive line that can't be crossed. And that line is making claims about preventing a specific disease or curing a certain health problem. Here's what happens when too muched to Bayer:

Attorneys general in Illinois, Oregon and California said on Tuesday that Bayer AG agreed to a $3.3 million settlement over misleading claims that the drug maker's vitamins reduced men's risk of prostate cancer.  Under the terms of the settlement, Bayer cannot make claims that its One A Day Men's multivitamins can prevent or cure prostate cancer or any other disease without scientific evidence, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a statement.

"When manufacturers like Bayer make marketing claims with insufficient scientific proof behind them, they are misleading consumers," she said.  The Illinois lawsuit and the settlement were filed in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago.

In response to a lawsuit filed last month in San Francisco by a public advocacy group, Bayer said it was revising its packaging and promotional materials that claimed selenium in its men's vitamins reduced the risk of certain cancers.

Bayer said it had made the claims based on the FDA's statements allowing use of such promotional language. But earlier this year, the agency changed those guidelines and the company is now updating its materials, it said. The FDA said in June that it was highly unlikely that selenium supplements reduce the risk of prostate cancer. (source...)

Comments: The point here is to be wary of any supplement that makes a claim that seems too good to be true. If you're going to add a supplement to your diet, make it one that is considered 'whole food nutrition' as opposed to a synthetic vitamin(s).  Juice Plus+ is one example of a supplement that provides nutrients from a variety of fruits and vegetables. Eating a healthy diet is the best way to go for your nutrition.

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Increased Lifespan With DHEAS

Although a healthy diet and plenty of vitamins and whole food nutrition from plant-based foods is the best route to longevity, there is another hormone that has an important role in lifespan.  Although the best diet includes plenty of fruits and vegetables, we recommend Juice Plus+ because it provides nutrients from a variety of those whole foods, as too many of us don't eat enough of them. Now more on the hormone that you may want to get checked to know if you need to boost its level --

A naturally occurring hormone in the body - DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone) , can increase one's life span, and this hormone is found at higher levels in wealthy people, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University College London.

DHEAS is a steroid hormone that is secreted by the adrenal gland. This hormone plays an important role in improving memory, strengthening the immune system etc. It also aids in weight loss, helps maintain cardiovascular health and increases HDL levels, thus preventing obesity. The level of this hormone declines significantly as one ages.

In the novel study, the British scientists, led by Sir Michael Marmot, found that the increased levels of the DHEAS hormone boosted memory and the ability to cope with stress, especially in men aged 50 and above.

The findings, which are part of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging, also suggest that richer the people are, the higher the hormone level is. And the reason...  People with better socio-economic circumstances tend to lead a more active life, have lots of hobbies, stay close to family and have more friends. A stress-free life, regular exercise, sufficient rest or sufficient sleep and on the whole, a better lifestyle, which helps to increase DHEA levels naturally, automatically comes with being rich.

The study also found that wealthier people had higher levels of another hormone - IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor I). DHEAS along with IGF-I helps regulate the body and control reactions to stress. (source...)

Comments: While checking your DHEAS levels may allow you to take action to do what may be necessary to increase it to normal or 'healthier' levels, it is most important to eat a healthy diet. There are many things that influence health and longevity, but diet is going to be one of the most important. Eat healthy. Live long.

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Is Cancer A Result of Mostly Environment and Diet?

Many questions surround the health of our nation and world today. Are there more diseases? Have we brought them on ourselves because of our chemical pollutants in the air, ground, and/or water? Does the way we prepare our foods through the processing methods and additives and preservatives contribute negatively to our health?  There is no doubt that we are short on vitamins and nutrition because a lack of plant-based foods in our diet. In fact, so short on those foods that we recommend the Juice Plus+ Fruit, Vegetable AND Vineyard Blends so that you can get vitamins and nutrients from many different varieties of fruits, vegetables, grapes, and berries. Aside from that, we really should take a hard look at where we have come from, historically, in terms of our diet and our environment to see how and what may have happened to contribute to the decline of our health. Here's more --

Why was cancer detected in only one in a few hundred Egyptian mummies? Why is there such scarce reference to cancer in ancient Greek or Egyptian texts? A study carried out by researchers from the University of Manchester, England and published in Nature suggests that cancer, especially cancer among children and young adults is not simply due to our living longer these days - it must be a man-made disease. The scientists say theirs is "the first histological diagnosis of cancer in an Egyptian mummy".

Investigators at Manchester University's KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology say their study proves that during the Egyptian mummies' time, cancer was extremely rare. After investigating hundreds of mummies, they came across just one case of cancer - worldwide only two cases have ever been detected. Incidence of cancer, especially childhood cancer exploded after the Industrial Revolution.

Professor Rosalie David, at Manchester University's Faculty of Life Sciences, said:
In industrialized societies, cancer is second only to cardiovascular disease as a cause of death. But in ancient times, it was extremely rare. There is nothing in the natural environment that can cause cancer. So it has to be a man-made disease, down to pollution and changes to our diet and lifestyle.

The important thing about our study is that it gives a historical perspective to this disease. We can make very clear statements on the cancer rates in societies because we have a full overview. We have looked at millennia, not one hundred years, and have masses of data. Professor Michael Zimmerman, a visiting professor at the KNH Centre, made the first ever histological diagnosis of cancer in an Egyptian mummy. The mummy was said to be an ordinary person, from the Ptolemaic period.

Zimmerman said:
In an ancient society lacking surgical intervention, evidence of cancer should remain in all cases. The virtual absence of malignancies in mummies must be interpreted as indicating their rarity in antiquity, indicating that cancer causing factors are limited to societies affected by modern industrialization.

The investigators examined literary evidence from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as mummified remains from ancient Egypt. They also carried out medical examinations of animal and human remains further back in history, as far back as the period of the dinosaurs.

They found that:
According to animal, non-human primates, and early human remains and fossil evidence, cancer was extremely uncommon. One Edmontosaurus fossil of unknown primary origin had evidence of metastatic cancer. Virtually all evidence of tumors, which were extremely uncommon anyway, were benign. The few malignancies were found were in non-human primates, but none of them are cancers found in modern adult humans.

Atherosclerosis, Paget's disease of bone, and osteoporosis did exist in ancient Greece and Egypt - diseases that affect humans when they are older; old enough to develop common modern cancers. If humans at that time lived long enough to develop those diseases, the extreme rarity of cancer cannot be put down to very short life spans. People in those days lived long enough to develop the cancer adults develop today. Also, there is no evidence of any childhood cancers in ancient Greece or Egypt. Cancer among children is definitely much more common today than it was in ancient Greece/Egypt. (source...)

Comments: Some may argue that we have longer life-spans than they did back then. This may be a valid argument if it weren't for just a few discoveries that have added many years to our lifespan. The most important of those is probably antibiotics - preventing an infection from taking a life in almost every case. But on the flipside, while we become more educated and learn more about the effects of diet, vitamins, environment, lifestyle on our health, we don't seem to be making the necessary changes that would decrease our health care costs and increase our lifespans even more. Some estimates conclude that the average person should live to be 120 years of age. This may be hard to conclude without enough people living what would be deemed "a perfectly healthy lifestyle".  Studies on some villages in the Himalya may provide some answers, at the least some compelling information about living a long life.  Knowledge without action is useless, maybe even irresponsible.  Motivation to take action only comes with a strong enough belief and a big enough "why" or reason to act. Maybe we all need to start acting healthier before our planet is 'dead'. Afterall, our decisions have a ripple effect to

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What Vitamins And Antioxidants May Be Doing

The AMA published research about the dangers of vitamins. Certainly there is no money for the AMA by promoting a healthy lifestyle that consists of exercise and healthy eating, but in there may be some truth to the dangers of vitamins. Taking a vitamin in a megadose form, in a state that is not the same as its natural one that exists in a whole food fruit or vegatable, you wouldn't think would be as good? You may be right. Why not just work on eating those foods anyway? Wouldn't it be better than risking on products you aren't sure about? This is one reason we recommend Juice Plus+® because it contains nutrients from whole food fruits and vegetables - yet still no substitute for eating those ripe, raw foods.

New research is challenging some assumptions about vitamins and their impact on health. Is sunshine always dangerous? Are vitamin fortified foods always beneficial? Not necessarily.
There are some surprises a Whittier cancer specialist is discovering about the complex relationship between vitamins, cancer risk, and chances for survival. Dr. Tisman says the time of day you take a supplement and the time in your life you're exposed to it can have an impact on the vitamin levels in your blood. Here's more --

Comments: So, while there continues to be much research into the effectiveness of vitamins in their UNnatural state, or synthetic form, we need to put more focus on whole food nutrition from fruits and vegetables. We also need to put more attention on taking care of our land and soil in a much better way, so as not to deprive it of the minerals that make foods healthy. Eat more fruits and vegetables -- starting today!

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Breast Cancer Awareness - Facts and Myths

This is the 26th year that breast cancer awareness has been around, and continues to help many women be more active in the prevention and early detection of it. The most obvious choices of what to eat and what not to eat, or drink, and the things to avoid that can increase the risk of breast cancer (or many other cancers) is the first place to start. When it comes to diet, fruits and vegetables are the most important source of nutrients for good health. If more people would eat the minimum recommended number of those foods - in their ripe and raw form - we just might see a drop in many ailments and diseases. One reason we recommend Juice Plus+ is because it provides nutrients from a variety of those foods, and many people find it an easy action to take a few capsules each day, although it is not a substitute for eating a variety of those healthy foods. Here's more to know about breast cancer that you should be aware of --

Breast cancer still affects a large portion of American women today. For this year alone according to the American Cancer Society there are 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women, about 54,010 new cases of noninvasive cases and 39,840 cases leading to cessation of life.

Warning signs for breast cancer include:
A breast lump or a thickening that feels different from normal around surrounding tissue.
Bloody nipple discharge.
Alteration of size or shape of breast
Pain in any area of the breast.
Redness or flaking of skin in the nipple area or breast.

Myths surrounding breast cancer
Under-wire bras do not cause toxins to accumulate in breast tissue and cause cancer.
There is no scientific evidence that deodorants cause breast cancer.
Drinking water from plastic bottles left in hot automobiles do not cause breast cancer.
Controversy of mammograms producing radiation to cause cancer is untrue. There is no evidence.
Breast that are lumpy have higher risk of cancer is untrue. It can just make it harder to locate any cancer that may have formed.
Breast cancer is totally inherited. The fact is 80% of breast cancer occurs at random even in women with no breast cancer history in family. Mammograms starting at age 40 are recommended.
Parent history whether mother or fathers side does matter. Either parent can pass on the cancer causing genetic mutation.
One in eight women get breast cancer is true based on the lifetime span of up to age 85. Breast cancer strikes one in 233 women at age thirty, one in 69 at age 40, one in 38 at age 50 and one in 27 at age 60.

Breast Cancer Prevention
Alcohol amounts There is an association between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, however how strong of an association at this time is still undetermined. They type of alcohol does not matter. Limiting one drink a day is recommended.
Healthy weight There is a definite association between breast cancer and obesity. Being heavier than the suggested height and weight for your age can increase risk.

Exercise
Getting regular exercise each day is important to maintain a healthy weight and it just may cut down the risk for breast cancer. Thirty minutes of exercise is recommended for most of the days each week. Try weight bearing exercises, jogging, aerobics and even cardio.

Fat Intake
Limit the amounts fat in your diet will not only aide in reduction for risk of breast cancer but also helps in decreased risks for other diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There has been a study that advocated a lessened risk of invasive breast cancer in women who consumed low fat diets. The results were modest at best.

Hormone therapy
Do not use hormone therapy for long periods of time. Talk to your physician about other alternative treatments. A study from the W omen's Health Initiative showed results which brought concerns about using hormone therapy for menopause. Along with other issues that can occur estrogen-progestin combinations like in the medication Prempro, added to the risk of breast cancer among women who were in the study.

Early detection
Become aware of early detection. If you observe any alterations to your breasts such as new lump or changes in skin, make an appointment with your physician right away. Consult your physician for when you should start mammograms and any other screening methods for the detection of early breast cancer. (source...)

Comments: It is easy to point to diet as a contributor to many health problems considering the percentage of people who are overweight and obese. That also suggests that not enough people are getting regular exercise either. While supplementing with Juice Plus+ provides nutrients from a variety of fruits and vegetables, there are many other aspects to a healthy lifestyle that should be followed: drinking plenty of water (over every other beverage), plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean and healthy sources of protein, healthy carbohydrate sources, and exercise - all on a daily basis; and avoiding tobacco products, fatty foods, high-salt foods, processed foods, soft drinks.  We don't know for a fact what this lifestyle means to the percentage of people who may avoid certain disease or at least prolong the appearance of them...BUT, we do have some certainty about the benefits to good health that such actions provide.  Start taking action to live healthy and live a better quality life!

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Child Lacking Vitamins, Proper Nutrition

Not only do adults lack proper nutrition and are short on fruits and vegetables in their diet, but so too are most of the children in the US. This is why we recommend Juice Plus+ for children as well, because Juice Plus+ provides nutrients from a variety of those foods (and comes in a soft chewable form).  The government continues to throw money at researching the problem. That is, studying the behavior of children to see if we can help them alter their choices. What happened to good old fashioned discipline? Here's more on what's going on to "study" the problem --

With child obesity rates rising steadily and students in lunch lines nationwide routinely choosing pizza over fruits and vegetables, two Cornell professors are using behavioral economics to change how children see healthy food. 

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new $2 million initiative to encourage students to make healthier choices in the lunchroom. Half of this money has been granted to Cornell researchers, who will create a Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics within Child Nutrition Programs. The remaining million has been divided among other food and behavioral scientists around the country.

Improving the placement, presentation or lighting of healthy foods can drastically increase student consumption, according to Prof. David Just, applied economics and management, who will co-direct the center with Prof. Brian Wansink, applied economics and management.

The center will be housed in the basement of Warren Hall. Just described the USDA grant as an opportunity to develop and expand on approximately five years of Cornell research. “It’s the culmination of a lot of work beforehand,” he said.  Just said he is eager to use the grant to advance three main goals.

First, he hopes to gather a team of researchers in the field of behavioral economics. He said that current school lunch programs focus exclusively on nutrition, and the addition of behavioral insight will make the programs more effective. The new center will offer two-year grants to graduate students and junior faculty interested in studying the issue.

Next, Just said the professors plan to put the results of their research into practice in school cafeterias. Professors are already in contact with school food service directors around the country, including schools in nearby cities of Corning and Plattsburgh.

Finally, the research will be used to inform politicians and policymakers.

Just said he hopes that the recommendations of the center will allow schools to “nudge children to make better choices about what they eat without forcing them,” noting that attempts to mandate healthy eating are usually unsuccessful, since students are more inclined to eat what they choose for themselves.

Simple changes, like moving a salad bar to a convenient location near the cash register or placing fruit in an attractive basket at eye-level, can be “shockingly effective” at encouraging students to make an apple or some green beans part of their lunch, Just said. These alterations increased consumption of the fruits and vegetables by more than 200 percent in the Corning City School District, he added. (more...)

Comments: The problem is not going to be solved with more research, although I suppose someone may have to provide the research that proves we have too many soft drinks and fast food restaurants adding too many unhealthy calories to children and adult diets.  While Juice Plus+ is just a supplement for getting added nutrients from fruits and vegetables, it is just as important to get those unhealthy foods and drinks out of your diet. Start making healthy choices. Choose to eat more fruits and vegetables.

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Obesity: Stress on the Body And Economy

There is no question about the effects that being overweight or obese has on the health of the body an health of the economy. Diet is probably the biggest factor contributing to the excess weight that is carried by too many people, and certainly a lack of fruits and vegetables in favor of unhealthy foods and/or beverages is the most common underlying cause - one reason why we recommend Juice Plus+, as it provides nutrients from a variety of healthy foods. On top of eating foods that have too many calories, and unhealthy ones at that, we are not moving enough - that is, a lack of regular exercise. Our sedentary lifestyles, including the more commonly job of sitting at the computer, is resulting in more and more of those consumed calories being added to our waistlines.  The cost to our health and our economy is spelled out here --

Obesity is expensive — for the person living with it, for the health-care system and now, according to a study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, for employers. The U.S. economy suffers a $73.1 billion hit as a result of an obese work force.

Researchers from Duke University followed normal-weight, overweight and obese full-time workers, measuring the financial consequences of medical expenditures, lost productivity on the job because of health problems (referred to as presenteeism) and missed work due to health problems (absenteeism). Across the board, obese workers had the most expensive health care, the most interruption to their productivity when on the job and the most days absent.

The more obese the worker, the more expensive he or she was to the company. The study found that while those with a body mass index, or BMI, over 35 account for 37% of the obese population, they were responsible for 61% of the total cost of obesity to employers. (Obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher; morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI of 40 or above.)

"Presenteeism" — a lack of productivity while at work — accounted for 68% of the cost for obese men and 56% for obese women. Lest this reinforce the stereotype that heavy people are lazy, it should be noted that lost productivity among normal-weight people was also high and exceeded medical costs. (More on Time.com: More Obesity Fallout: Nearly 50 Million Americans with Arthritis)

"Our study provides evidence of yet another cost of obesity," said obesity researcher and study author Dr. Eric Finkelstein. "Employers should consider both the medical and productivity costs of obesity when thinking about investments in weight management or other wellness programs." (More on Time.com: Study: America Is Officially the Fattest Developed Country in the World). (source...)

Final note: Take the time to get some exercise everyday. Not just three times a week as was once prescribed many years ago, but everyday. And being sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables everyday is a sure way to support your health. By eating more of those foods each day, you will also naturally cut down on the amount of not-so-healthy foods and beverages consumed. While we do suggest adding Juice Plus+ for the nutrients from a variety of those foods, it should go without saying that Juice Plus+ is not a substitute for ripe, raw, fruits and vegetables.  Strive to live a healthy lifestyle.

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