In all of my presentations, I like to address where we are as a nation. More specifically, the Standard American Diet (SAD) reality. The reality is that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years despite the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attempt to create a food pyramid used to generate a sense of healthy eating. Our agricultural system has spawned a food system that promotes cheap food that lacks nutrients and is full of ingredients that have caused obesity rates to rise rapidly. Many American’s think they’re eating healthy because they’re following this pyramid, most people probably are not aware of that there is no link between agricultural subsidies and nutrition. [Read more…]