Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought you by nutritional weight and wellness.

Let me ask you a question. If you were to turn on the TV or flip through a magazine or

scroll through videos or you're in your doctor's office

waiting area, how many of those advertisements are for junk food and junk beverages? Now think about it

again and how many ads are for prescription medications. How about ads for promising the new key to weight loss?

We are continuously being sold food that makes us sick and overweight,

then sold more to buy into unsustainable weight loss plans,

and offered prescription medications,

which aim to counter the effects of these foods

and what they've done to our bodies. In today's world, it's no secret that we are living in a

health crisis largely caused by poor diet. In the U.S., over one-third of adults are clinically

obese and over two-thirds are overweight. Global obesity

tripled between 1970 and 2010. It's by no coincidence that obesity and an increase in our health

issues are correlated to an increase in processed food diets as we move away from home cooking and eating locally.

This comes with a slew of other health issues that we're going to get into today.

We're going to get into the details of ultra-processed foods in terms of what they are

and what effect they've had on our health and how to eat to the best of our ability to support

our health and the health of our family. I always tell my clients that it is never too late

to start eating real food to support your health. No matter where you are in your health

journey, it's doable. Now let's introduce ourselves. I'm Melanie Beasley.

I'm a registered and licensed dietitian for over 30 years. You know, my work looks very

different than it did early in my career 30 years ago. It really has been eye-opening and also

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