Nutrition

With roughly 10% of the typical American paycheck spent on food, it’s easy to assume that eating healthy costs a bundle. I hear it often as I counsel patients. But research says otherwise.

We all know fruits and vegetables are healthy, and most of us should eat more of them than we do. But how much is enough?

I often have clients come in asking what they should eat to prevent cancer. What’s important to prevent nearly any disease is a healthy diet. That translates to lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meat and low-fat dairy. I’m not a proponent of eliminating any food group from your meals.

Studies have linked eating breakfast to good health, better memory, lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) and lower risk for diabetes, heart disease and being overweight.

Growing up, family meals happened every night – despite chores, school activities, homework and my parents’ schedules.

Do we all worry about getting cancer? Hasn’t it affected someone close to you in some way?