mrs WeWaWes works in the wellness/fitness/obesity/diabetes world and i get the facts daily and we have been in the midst of an epidemic for a long time. she recommends: “moderation, lean protein and fresh vegetables” as a bumper sticker diet. eliminate the bread, pasta and sugar.
No different from the way opiate addiction has proven to be so profitable.
If a family is serious about healthy weight they need a hard intervention. Strict adherence to attendance and education in a group like Weight Watchers, a complete disconnect from almost all processed foods, massive increase in healthy home cooking skills, a diet as your wife suggests with fresh, whole vegetables from a good farm market, or grow your own.
Such a life changing course is impossible for most. Everything Americans think they know about food and its role in life is basically wrong.
We will continue to get fatter. There is no will for a change by any sector of society.