Why is eating healthy so hard? – Harvard Health

#nutrition Help me out – what is your biggest “nutrition” challenge? Is it sugar cravings? The draw of fast food? Lack of time for food prep? Do you just not care? Is it economic? The average person could probably recite the recipe for healthy eating: more fruits and vegetables, less red meat and processed foods. It sounds simple enough but heart disease remains the leading cause of death, and obesity rates have grown from 30.5% in 2000 to 42.4% in 2018. Adopting a healthy diet can help combat both of these, but only an estimated 22% of Americans follow the American Heart Association’s dietary recommendations. https://ift.tt/aAvnqIx