discounts the multifaceted reasons for our poor eating behaviors,” said registered dietitian Michelle Milgrim, who manages employee wellness at Northwell Health in Lake Success, N.Y.
“Stress, emotions, family and cultural influences, cost and convenience are among just some of the reasons why people eat the way they do,” Milgrim believes. So, better food labeling, plus education on nutrition that is “early and ongoing” are the real keys to solving the obesity problem, she said.
Because all of these studies were presented at a medical meeting, their findings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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The American Heart Association has advice on cutting dietary sugar.
