CDC Report: Americans don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables....

CDC Report: Americans don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables.
Duh! We all knew that, (especially this time of the year) but read on.

THE HEALTH & WELLNESS NEWSLETTER FROM JUICE PLUS+® • WINTER/SPRING 2011

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We’ve known for some time that most Americans don’t come
anywhere close to eating the 7 to 13 servings of fruits and
vegetables every day, as recommended by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA). But the situation is worse
than we had thought.
A new report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) reveals that more than two-thirds of adults eat fruit
fewer than 2 times a day, and almost three-quarters eat vegetables
fewer than 3 times daily. Even more disheartening, another
report issued by the CDC last year found that less than 10%
of high school students manage to eat 5 servings or more of
fruits and vegetables a day.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Numerous studies have highlighted the connection between
eating fruits and vegetables and a decreased risk of a host of
chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes.
A lack of fruits and vegetables is also correlated with an
increased risk of obesity. That’s particularly relevant, when we
consider that a team of researchers at Harvard University just
predicted that the obesity rate in the United States will keep
rising until it reaches 42%. (It is currently 34%.)
What makes fruits and vegetable so healthful? Fresh fruits and
vegetables are low in calories and high in fiber. They’re also a
treasure trove of antioxidants and other phytonutrients –
nutritional elements that work together to support health in
ways that science is just beginning to explore.

“HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010” FALLS SHORT
The last time the CDC conducted a survey of eating habits of
American adults was in 2000. Disturbed by the extremely low
level of fruit and vegetable consumption at that time, the U.S.
government launched Healthy People 2010 – a set of health
objectives for the nation to achieve over the first decade of the
new century.
The goals of Healthy People 2010 were modest. The project
aimed to get 75% of Americans to eat at least 2 servings of
fruit per day, and 50% to eat at least 3 servings of vegetables.
Even though the government has made efforts to encourage
people to eat better, the new CDC report found absolutely no
change in vegetable consumption compared to ten years ago,
and a slight decrease in fruit consumption.
The CDC’s report isn’t the only one to expose the woeful lack
of fruits and vegetables in American diets. In 2007, researchers
from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical
Research determined that 72% of Americans did not meet
even the minimal guidelines for fruit consumption (2 servings);
and 68% did not meet the minimal guidelines for vegetable
consumption (3 servings).
All told, fewer than 11% met Healthy People 2010’s modest
goal of 5 total servings per day.

HOW MUCH PRODUCE ARE WE EATING?
Clearly, people in the United States are not consuming enough
fruits and vegetables. But how much are they actually eating?
According to the USDA, not much. While the Dietary
Guidelines recommend eating 7 to 13 servings of fruits and
vegetables per day, Americans report consuming just 4.4
servings.
Keep in mind – that’s how much they report eating. Research
has found that people typically overestimate the amount of
fruits and vegetables they eat, and underestimate the amount
of fats and sweets. Also keep in mind that people include less
healthy “vegetable” choices, such as french fries, in these figures.

THE JUICE PLUS+® EFFECT
We have always stressed that Juice Plus+® is not a substitute for
eating fruits and vegetables, and we encourage everyone to eat
a wide variety of fruits and vegetables every day. But we also
recognize the reality of the situation: most people are not getting
nearly enough of the real thing every day. That’s why we
call Juice Plus+® “the next best thing to fruits and vegetables.”
Juice Plus+® helps you bridge the gap between what you
should eat and what you do eat, every day.

PEOPLE WHO TAKE JUICE PLUS+® EAT BETTER IN GENERAL.
Not only that, but the latest results from the Children’s Health
Study show that taking Juice Plus+® helps both kids and adults alike to
start eating better.

“What we consume and what we don’t consume is the basis for many diseases.”
Dr. Reginald S. Fowler is one of the many leading health professionals who recommends Juice Plus+.

HOME: Atlanta, Georgia.
MEDICAL SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Received his undergraduate
degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island
in 1974 and his medical degree from Tufts University
School of Medicine in Boston in 1978. Completed his residency
in Internal Medicine at Emory University Affiliated
Hospitals in Atlanta in 1979.
CURRENT POSITION: Practices at Piedmont Physicians
Group in Atlanta. Acts as a clinical preceptor for first and
second year medical students at Morehouse Medical School,
where he also serves as a clinical assistant professor.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Served as President of the Paces
Ferry Medical Group for 23 years. Helped start the first
Multicultural National Advisory Board at Glaxo
Pharmaceuticals.

WHY HE RECOMMENDS JUICE PLUS+®:
“I recommend Juice Plus+® because it helps to provide the nutritional elements that are missing in our daily diets. Juice Plus+®, along
with adequate amounts of vitamin D and vitamin B-12,
helps to fill in the gap between our nutritional needs and
our nutritional intake, on a daily basis.”

HEALTH PERSPECTIVE/HEALTH ADVICE: “One piece of
advice that I give to all my patients is that what we consume
and what we don't consume is the basis for many diseases.
Combining appropriate nutrition and exercise is the best
prescription that I can give them.”

JUICE PLUS+® REDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS CAUSED BY STRENGTH TRAINING.
Exercise is an excellent health habit to cultivate, but it does
have its downside. Whenever you exercise, your body produces
free radicals that contribute to oxidative stress.
A 2006 study conducted by researchers at the University of
North Carolina-Greensboro had previously reported that
Juice Plus+® helps reduce oxidative stress resulting from
aerobic exercise. Now, a new study by the same researchers –
published online (ahead of print) in the journal Medicine &
Science in Sports & Exercise – has found that Juice Plus+® also
helps reduce oxidative stress resulting from resistance exercise
such as strength training.
A total of 41 healthy young men and women were randomly
assigned to take either Juice Plus+® or placebo for 28 days. On
the 29th day, both groups completed a round of resistance
exercise (elbow flexion of the non-dominant arm). Blood
samples were analyzed for levels of several markers of oxidative
stress, including protein carbonyls (PC) and malondialdehyde
(MDA), before and after the exercise was
performed.
Following completion of the exercise, PC and MDA levels
steadily increased in the placebo group, as one would expect
after exercise. However, they did not significantly change in
the Juice Plus+® group. The researchers concluded that,
thanks to the natural array of antioxidants it contains, Juice
Plus+® “was effective in attenuating the increase in several
markers of oxidative stress within the blood.”

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